Persian Miniature - Gallery of Paintings

Gallery of Paintings

  • Scene from the Demotte or "Great Mongol Shahnameh", a key Ilkhanid work, 1320s?

  • Tabriz, c.1370, Abduction of Zal by the Simurgh

  • Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, in a Shahnameh of 1371, Shiraz, with a very Chinese dragon

  • "The construction of fort Khavarnaq" by Behzad, Herat c. 1494-1495, Timurid era.

  • Bath-house scene by Behzād

  • Rustam sleeps, while his horse Rakhsh fends off a tiger. Probably an early work by Sultan Mohammed, 1515–20

  • Khusraw discovers Shirin bathing in a pool, a favourite scene, here from 1548

  • Picnic scene, 1584

  • Poetry, wine and gardens are common elements in later works - 1585

  • Scene from Attar's Conference of the Birds, painted c. 1600

  • Prince Muhammad-Beik of Georgia by Reza Abbasi, 1620

  • Young man with a whip, 18th century version of the style of Reza Abbasi

  • Scene from Sa'di's Gulistan by Amir Khalil, 1427

Persian arts
Visual arts
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  • Miniatures
  • Calligraphy
Decorative arts
  • Jewelry
  • Metalworks
  • Embroidery
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Literature
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  • Folklore
  • Philosophy
Performance arts
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  • Cinema
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Other
  • Architecture
  • Cuisine
  • Carpets
  • Gardens

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