Coronation of Reza Shah
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Reza Shah rides crowned in a gilded carriage, mace in hand, the young Mohammad Reza seated beside him and a parasol held above them both. White horses draw them forward through a mounted escort, and Lion and Sun standards run the length of the procession — the founding of a dynasty painted as a Safavid manuscript page rather than recorded as it happened.
The artist sets the scene against the arcades of Naqsh-e Jahan in Isfahan, and builds it entirely in the language of classical Persian miniature: a gold-leaf sky with scrolling cloud bands, no single vanishing point, figures stacked up the page instead of receding into it, and a full tazhib border enclosing the painting the way an illuminated manuscript would.
- Reza Shah crowned in the carriage with Crown Prince Mohammad Reza
- The turquoise dome and minarets of the Shah Mosque, and the columned talar of Ali Qapu
- The two-tier arcades of Isfahan's Naqsh-e Jahan square
- Lion and Sun standards, the tricolor among them, carried through the escort
- Helmeted guards with spears, and a crowd of drummers and celebrants below
- A tazhib illuminated border of flowers and vines in red, blue, green and gold
Perfect for
- Collectors of Persian miniature and Islamic manuscript art
- Students of twentieth-century Iranian history
- The Iranian diaspora and Pahlavi-era enthusiasts
- Warm, rich interiors that can carry gold and turquoise