Arxiv
ELMİ İŞ - 2026 ELMİ İŞ - 2025
Elshad Vugar Aliyev
ANAS The Institute of Architecture and Art
Phd in art studies, associate professor
aliyev.science@gmail.com
Mehbara Tahir Abbasova
Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art
lecturer
mehbara.abbasova@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-9017-1254
The “Sufi” Portrait in the Giovio Series
Summary
Founded in 1501, the Safavid state and the young leader of this state, Shah Ismail I, attracted the attention of European aristocratic dynasties, kings and religious leaders. Ambassadors, diplomats and merchants sent from Europe to Azerbaijan conveyed various information about Ismail to their homeland, and later these records and sources were published in books, albums and memoirs. Gradually, engravings and paintings depicting Ismail Safavid appeared in the European fine arts. Unfortunately, the descriptions of Shah Ismail I in the European visual arts have not been sufficiently studied. It is known that the portrait, taken as the standard of appearance of Ismail the First, was exhibited at the Paolo Giovio Museum in Como. The article examines the activities of Paolo Giovio, his famous museum and the portrait of "Sufi" in Giovio's collection.
Key words: Shah Ismayil, Paolo Giovio, Italian art, portrait painting, Museum of Como, Safavid period
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