The purpose of this article is to analyze the artwork depicting the angel of İsrafil having diffe... more The purpose of this article is to analyze the artwork depicting the angel of İsrafil having different types of mission in religions, to evaluate the mentioned works iconographically, to identify the common features and differences among them. İslamic miniature art is a visual document of the cultural, economic and social structure of the period that it was produced. The art of miniature has become an abstract art associated with the Islam by stylizing objects in the way of being far from reality. As a result of intensified translation activities in the Middle Ages, the number of illuminated manuscripts has increasead, and miniature art has thrived quickly with the support of the upper-middle class besides government. The variety of works has affected the miniature as well, and provided illustrations belonging to a great many such fields as religion, history, literature, astronomy, medicine, botany. It is seen that religious figures such as prophets and angels have been frequently depicted in the field of religion. Especially, İsrafil being one of four great angels according to Islamic belief has been widely mentioned with certain iconographic features in the works such as Iskandernamah, Ahvâl-i Qiyâmeh, Ajā’ib al-makhlûqât and Gharāyib al-Mawjûdât. Just as in the case of Islam, the angel İsrafil has played a significant role in Christianity as well. İsrafil has been in Tobit, scripture. In Christian iconography, İsrafil has generally been depicted with a medical device in his left hand and a fish for healing in the right hand. Within the scope of this study, it has been discussed that how angel İsrafil is depicted in the scripture, and explicated iconographically by analyzing style differences which have been arised throughout history.
The purpose of this article is to analyze the artwork depicting the angel of İsrafil having diffe... more The purpose of this article is to analyze the artwork depicting the angel of İsrafil having different types of mission in religions, to evaluate the mentioned works iconographically, to identify the common features and differences among them. İslamic miniature art is a visual document of the cultural, economic and social structure of the period that it was produced. The art of miniature has become an abstract art associated with the Islam by stylizing objects in the way of being far from reality. As a result of intensified translation activities in the Middle Ages, the number of illuminated manuscripts has increasead, and miniature art has thrived quickly with the support of the upper-middle class besides government. The variety of works has affected the miniature as well, and provided illustrations belonging to a great many such fields as religion, history, literature, astronomy, medicine, botany. It is seen that religious figures such as prophets and angels have been frequently depicted in the field of religion. Especially, İsrafil being one of four great angels according to Islamic belief has been widely mentioned with certain iconographic features in the works such as Iskandernamah, Ahvâl-i Qiyâmeh, Ajā’ib al-makhlûqât and Gharāyib al-Mawjûdât. Just as in the case of Islam, the angel İsrafil has played a significant role in Christianity as well. İsrafil has been in Tobit, scripture. In Christian iconography, İsrafil has generally been depicted with a medical device in his left hand and a fish for healing in the right hand. Within the scope of this study, it has been discussed that how angel İsrafil is depicted in the scripture, and explicated iconographically by analyzing style differences which have been arised throughout history.
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