Iran, the cradle of civilization, is home to some of the oldest and most exquisite forms of handicrafts in the world. From ...

Mahmoud Farshchian (b. January 24, 1930, Isfahan, Iran) is a renowned Iranian painter and educator, celebrated as a master of ...

But it’s built up by linear pieces of wood going back into the frame. Where did you get this piece of art from? So I was actually part of an art fair that came to Dallas that was sponsored by ...

Two contrasting works boldly set the stage for the Middle East Institute Art Gallery’s “Maximal Miniatures,” a showcase of contemporary Iranian artists inspired by Persian miniature painting.

It’s the first posthumous exhibition at an American museum for Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Perceptions of Iran in the West tend to be media-driven, reducing an entire region to depictions of ...

They contained the text, binding and 118 miniature paintings from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnameh, a 16th-century Persian manuscript and one of the wonders of Islamic art. The Iranians handed over ...

It’s remarkable work, blending pop art techniques, classical Persian painting, illustration and a bold vision for criticizing not just the Shah but all kinds of ideologies. Seeing his art ...

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Can you explain what this piece of art is? It's a miniature that's probably about 5 inches by about 3 inches. It's a hand-painted peacock on a bone-type material. So the detail the artist puts in ...