The Author of the Mysterious Work "Unknown Artist" Is Found

Abstract

Key words: An unknown artist. The great secret hidden in the picture. Naseraddin Shah Qajar. The enthusiast of photography. The photo of harem woman. The portrait of a woman. Research studies. Anes Al-Doleh. The work of painting; picture. Bare – breasted. The history of fine art.

Annotation: A very great and most important artistic fact revealed in relation with the fine art in the Qajar Period occupies an important place in the article. The main two factors connecting the aforementioned issue are: the art of photography and painting as a type of fine art. Here, the painting work of the artist recognized as “unknown” for the history acts as an object and the photo of Naseraddin Shah Qajar’s wife acts as a subject. A broad artistic – technical and historical analysis is implemented on the subject by conducting comprehensive research work on the claimed fact. At the same time, two material evidences are compared, similar and common features are grounded and a conclusion is made. Note: The studied research refers to the Qajar Period (XIX century). The nuance remained hidden for the history of fine art over centuries – “the portrait of an unknown woman” drawn by the artist who has been recognized as “unknown” is studied and revealed for the first time by us.