A study of the social status of Safavid painters from the perspective of historical texts

Social status indicates the position of the individual in the social structure and in the historical texts of the Safavid era, important information about the social status of artists, including painters, is provided. Despite the general dependence of art on the court, painters in this era were not the same in terms of status and social status, but several components determined the ups and downs of their status. The purpose of this article is to explain the role and social status of Safavid painters in historical texts with emphasis on political historiography, art historiography, memoirs and travelogues. This article is of historical type and with reference to the topics of historical sociology and the method of library research and has been done in a descriptive-analytical manner. Findings indicate that in the historical texts of this era, the position, status and position of painters have been influenced by such things as: religious policies, art of Safavid kings, political competitions, the continuation of artistic families and social mobility by Safavid neighbors.