A Study of the Aesthetic Values Based on the Relationship between Form and Meaning in Folk Religious Murals of Religious Buildings of the Qajar Era (A Case Study of Holy Shrines of Isfahan)

Part of the art of the Qajar era is focused on folk artists, and their works of art have had the opportunity to appear mostly in the religious places such as the holy shrines. The aim of this study is to investigate the aesthetic values of Murals of religious buildings of this era based on the Form and Meaning relationship. The authors seek to answer these questions: What are the structural and aesthetic features of the Murals of Qajar Religious Buildings? How did aesthetic values emerge in the folk painting of holy shrines? The research method is descriptive-analytical using library resources and field information. The results of the research show that the aesthetic values of folk arts are not explicitly revealed in the work of art, but are hidden in its heart. This means that these religious values and beliefs surround the whole process of presenting the work and are explicitly visible in the content of the work of art.