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Iran is home to one of the richest art heritages in
world history and encompasses many disciplines including architecture,
painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and stone masonry.
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Oriental historian Basil Gray believes "Iran has offered
a particularly unique [sic] art to the world which is excellent in its
kind".
Caves in Iran's Lorestan province exhibit painted imagery of animals and
hunting scenes. Some such as those in Fars Province and Sialk are at
least 5,000 years old.
Painting in Iran is thought to have reached a climax during the
Tamerlane era when outstanding masters such as Kamaleddin Behzad gave
birth to a new style of painting.
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Paintings of the Qajar period, are a combination of
European influences and Safavid miniature schools of painting such as
those introduced by Reza Abbasi. Masters such as Kamal-ol-molk, further
pushed forward the European influence in Iran. It was during the Qajar
era when "Coffee House painting" emerged. Subjects of this style were
often religious in nature depicting scenes from Shia epics and the like.
Iranian graphic pictures ( Miniature )
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