Chehel Sotoun ( They were commissioned by the Safavid ruler Abbas II. They are:

  • the Battle of Marv in 1510 where the Safavid Shah Ismail I vanquished and killed the Uzbek king Shaybani Khan
  • the welcoming by Shah Tahmasp of the Mughal Emperor Humayun taking refuge in Iran in 1544
  • the reception by Abbas the Great of the Uzbek ruler Vali Muhammad Khan
  • the reception of Uzbek king Nader Mohammad Khan by Abbas II in 1646, when the palace had just been completed

Later paintings

thumb|Ceiling artworks and wall paintings

There are also more recent paintings, generally dating to Qajar era, such as the infamous Battle of Chaldiran against the Ottoman Sultan Selim I, and Nader Shah's victory against the Indian Army at Karnal in 1739. There are also less historical, but more aesthetic compositions in the traditional miniature style, themed around life, love, and joy.

Architecture

In the pavilion, the combined designs of the walls and ceiling of the hall, which are placed in Lachak Toranj (corner and medallion), and the main lines of the building divisions, which are a combination of painting, tiling, ayeneh-kari, and various other decorations, make the building one of the best examples of Persian architecture during the Safavid era. At present, the mansion operates as a museum; and its central hall displays some works of art from different periods of Iran.

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File:Inside of Chehel Sotun by Jean Chardin, 1666.jpg|Interior of Chehel Sotun by Jean Chardin, 1666

File:Ceiling of Chehel Sotoun.jpg|Muqarnas featuring Ayeneh-kari

File:Chehel Sotoun photo3.jpg|Shah Tahmasp I, painted circa 1647

File:Chehel Sotoun 2.JPG|Day view of the palace

File:Chehel Sotoun 01.jpg|Rear view of the palace

File:Chehelsotun2.JPG|Closer view of the palace

File:Chehel Sotoun 03.jpg|A sculpture in the garden

File:Iran Isfahan Chehel Sotoon Palace 12.jpg|Golden muqarnas vaulting

File:Chehel Sotoun Inside, Isfahan Edit1.jpg|Interior of the museum

File:Chehelsotun4.JPG|The Qur'an in kufic script

File:Fresco chehel sotoun 27.jpg|Fresco inside the palace

File:Garden and pavilion Chehel Sotoun,facade by Pascal Coste.jpg|1840, by Pascal Coste

File:Art detail, Painting in Chehel Sotoun (cropped).jpg|Fresco inside the palace, painted circa 1647

File:Battle of Chaldiran (1514).jpg|Frescoe of the Battle of Chaldiran, 19th century

File:Chehel Sotoun ceiling.jpg|Ceiling of the mirror hall with Ayeneh-kari art

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Notes

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Bibliography

  • M. Ferrante: 'Čihil Sutūn: Etudes, relevés, restauration', Travaux de restauration de monuments historiques en Iran, ed. G. Zander (Rome, 1968), pp.&nbsp;293–322
  • E. Grube: 'Wall Paintings in the Seventeenth Century Monuments of Isfahan', Studies on Isfahan, ed. R. Holod, 2 vols, Iran. Stud., vii (1974), pp.&nbsp;511–42
  • S. Babaie: 'Shah Abbas II, the Conquest of Qandahar, the Chihil Sutun, and its Wall Paintings', Muqarnas, xi (1994), pp.&nbsp;125–42
  • More Pictures, Tishineh
  • "About Chehel Sotoun" Irpersiatour