The dragon is a demonic creature in Iranian mythological history and is a symbol of evil. The battle between God and the devil is one of the various themes in mythological history, and following the epic stage, the battle between man and the dragon becomes the focus.Dragon slaying is a mythological ritual that is a battle between a god and a demon; with the entry into epic history and the transformation of gods into kings and heroes, the dragon slaying ritual embodies the battle between humans and the animal form of a dragon. Various epic poems, such as Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, have narrated this ritual. Artists from various schools of painting have also paid attention to recreating dragon slaying in their works. The Shahnameh of Paris, 953 AH, dating back to the Safavid era, is a suitable source for visual research in the field of dragon slaying due to its visual clarity. In the aforementioned version, three paintings show a battle between a man and a dragon. Now the question is, "What visual devices did the artist who painted the Shahnameh in Paris in 953 AH use to depict the dragon-slaying ritual of various heroes in his art?" It is assumed that the illustrator of the Shahnameh of 953 AH in Paris depicted the dragon-slaying ritual in a special way, based on the status of the heroes in various narrations, and used visual and figurative means for this purpose. The purpose of the present study is to examine the visual aspects of the dragon-slaying ritual in the Shahnameh of 953 AH Paris in order to explore the relationship between visual and figurative elements and the representation of the status of the dragon-slaying heroes in the performance of the aforementioned ritual. Research in the aforementioned field contributes to anthropological and mythological studies. The nature of the present research is descriptive-analytical and the method of collecting library information is descriptive. The results of the research acknowledge that the dragon-slaying ritual was performed for various purposes and that the purpose was related to the status of the hero.In all three paintings, mountains and plants are seen in common, and the dragon is visible on the left side of the painting. Helmets are designed as battle clothing on the heads of all three main characters. There are also visual elements in all three, texture, rhythm, and balance. But there are other commonalities between the two paintings, the battle of Rostam and the dragon and the battle of Goshtasb and the dragon: the frame of both is rectangular and the visual elements are arranged in such a way that the image has symmetrical balance. In both paintings, water, plains, and a flower bed are seen.Which is a symbol of nature and also the dragon's theft of water and if the dragon is not destroyed, the earth will also dry up. The common weapon of war between both is the sword and the shield. However, in the first two paintings, the rhythm is uniform and the balance is symmetrical. The painting of Rostam and the dragon also has a plant texture. And in the painting of Goshtasp and the dragon, a spongy texture has also been drawn, which has helped to create more space. There are other similarities between the painting of Rostam and the dragon and the painting of Bahram and the dragon. In both paintings, the figure of a horse is seen, and the tools of war, arrows and quivers, are also visible in both paintings. Both main characters have damaged the dragon's neck, but the means of destroying the dragon are different. Rostam does this with a sword and Bahram does it with a spear. In the last painting, the character of Bahram is in the center of the painting, but Rostam was on the right. The balance is also asymmetrical, the rhythm is wavy, and in addition, Bahram is accompanied by attendantst is concluded that the artist who illustrated the Shahnameh of Paris in 953 AH has categorized the dragon-slaying ritual based on the purpose. The main character is also in harmony with that purpose, so the artist has tried to appropriately display the types of dragon-slaying rituals with image elements and visual symbols.