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Artist: Attributed to Isma’il Jalayer
Title: Assembly of the Beloved
Period: Qajar era
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 70 x 96 cm
Description: A spiritual gathering of Imam Ali, Hassan, and Hossein (peace be upon them), along with two of their companions. This work presents a unique and valuable vision by a creative and masterful artist who, unlike most Iranian portraits, departs from the conventional symmetrical composition. By placing figures across multiple planes, carefully balancing spatial dialectics, and employing hierarchical perspective, the painting playfully and mystically draws the viewer’s heart to an infinite spiral journey toward the realm of meaning.