الگوهای مصوّرسازی بررسی دو نگاره از داستان «شاپورِ نقاش» خسرو و شیرین نظامی

Painters are often inclined to illustrate different themes derived from literary texts. But when a painter illustrates a story with the theme of a painter’s artistry and artifice, this illustration certainly becomes more intriguing. Considering the common interests between the subject and the object, the major question for the painter is what particular techniques should be undertaken for illustration of this theme. This article examines the techniques in illustrations of a story with the theme of a painter’s artistry. The objects of this study are two illustrations by Mirak from the story of “Shapur-e naghash” in Nezami’s Khosrow va Shirin. The aim of this paper is to present the functions of specific illustration techniques and also to highlight the relation between these techniques and the theme of the story