Islamic paintings
The painting takes a long time to prepare, up to two years or more in order to improve it, and to reach the maximum level of beauty and harmony, and these artists had a young girl whose mission is to crush the stones from which they take dyes such as green malachite and blue lapis lazuli inside the mortar, after purifying it from tainting it, as they were preparing the glues Colloidal fluids that give dyes to her wife, and there are other dyes other than those stone dyes were taken from sludge and from the bones of some animals and insects.
Elements used in the manufacture of Islamic paintings:
There was a metallic pigment of gold, silver, and copper, and they used paper and cotton fabric for their drawings, and the paper was made from the pulp of the trees, and varied in thickness and smoothness depending on the type of material taken from them, and from Painters who preferred thick and ivory paper, and others influenced the delicate paper made from Silk weave.
The owner of the art would choose from the Painters who can embody what comes to mind, even if an agreement is reached between the owner of the art and the Painters, the artist draws his portrait in planning wheels, then he takes in the final implementation of the studio, and to facilitate the image copiers resorted to the which he don't think that designs which belong to the painters must be balanced pictures and parts of images, preserved by ceremonies or art libraries patrons, are sketch wheels and drawings copied from transparent paper, cardboard or sheets of metal with holes that define the main lines of the drawing, then put charcoal powder on the holes and leave a trace On the page to which the drawing is transferred, then the drawing is completed by passing the feather over between the holes and forms an integrated form, this is for beginners or imitators who did not rise to the level of prominent painters, and after the artist finishes preparing the image, he gives it to the masters who go to the edges, then it is mandated to place it To the emperor's desire either to include a patch (images included), or to include a manuscript or attached to the walls.
Mughal paintings
Each art owner had his own studio, which included a group of artists who would familiarize themselves with the opinion of the owner of the studio and track his taste, and the preparation of each image was entrusted to the appropriate artists, some of them specialized in Painting scenes of battles, some of them specialized in portraying portraits, and some of them specialized in drawing parents Hermits, and musicians, some of whom specialize in depicting nature, birds, animals, and plants. The keenness of the Mughal emperors to prepare the drawings is a technical preparation in advance that they were participating in this preparation.
Factors affecting Mughal paintings
The Mongolian Painters were greatly affected by the Chinese Painting, and they borrowed from them a new artistic view of expression. Not surprisingly, the Mongols accompanied a number of Chinese artists who had an important share in the development of Painting with the new expressive methods they taught Muslims, and the images they brought with them that emulated others, and the reason The spread of Chinese influences is the Mongol takeover of the Chinese Empire in the thirteenth century AD, and East and West Asia came under their control.
The Mongols had a new look aimed at honestly representing nature and its tones, so trees, water, mountains, flowers and plants were drawn in a way that simulated nature, and new elements were also quoted from Chinese painting such as Chinese clouds, lotus, and fairy animals such as phoenix and dragon, and a manifestation of the difference is the person's tremor; The sublime and lunar serenity disappeared, and the Mongolian serenity replaced them with its narrow slanted almond eyes, in addition to the Mongol chin and mustache, and the Mongolian clothing embroidered with flowers, Chinese clouds, and fairy animals appeared, with ladies and men's headdresses as hoods and hats, as well as replacing Arab horses with Mongolian horses.
The characteristics of Mughal paintings
We note that the distinctive features of Mughal painting did not appear from the beginning, but rather went through an introductory stage in which it mixed with Chinese influences, as it was necessary for a period of time during which Painters got used to new methods, and were able to digest and mix them with their inherited style, and then come the stage of mixing Between the two styles in the crucible of inherited traditions, in which the Chinese elements do not become clear but acquire a special self-perceived in the images, as new features emerge that are the character of the third stage, as we now see flowering trees, lush gardens and the expanding land that is adorned with groups of plants, flowers and spongy hills, which is a continuation towards Refinement, splendor, perfection and perfection.