Ardabil Carpet
ARDABIL CARPET Safavid Dynasty 1539-1540 C.E. (Figure 1: Ardabil Carpet displayed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Art Expression and What Can be Revealed Varying techniques such as dyes, the tools, and machines used, along with the artist's choice of patterns and design are telling of the history of the carpet. As art styles develop in pre-Islamicate art, artworks from those times showcase the development in political, socioeconomic, and religious climates. The period when “The Ardabil Carpet” was crafted reveals not only the development in art but the patron Safi al-Din Ardabil who requested the piece to adorn in his throne. His influence and power stand the text the time as pieces from his shrine are preserved in museums for art histories to uncover more of the culture it came from. As result, artworks that survived over the centuries are able to create a story of what came before our time and what had e...