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Muhammad Mahdi (Iran, 18th century), "Flower Study"; State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. #iran #persianart #flowers #flowerpainting #art #arte #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #museum #artgallery
March 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
thezenoftrueart.bsky.social
"A Garden Scene," gouache and gold on paper, [Anon., Iran], prob. 19th century; photo: Christie's. #art #persianart #iran #middleeast #middleeasternart #traditionalart #gouache #paintings #peintures #arte #museum #artgallery
April 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
pareefae.bsky.social
This is for one of my grad school assignments. I was trying to have a Mike Mignola approach with inking and combining it with Iranian miniature, depicting characters for Eskandar-Nāmeh (romances of Alexander in Persian). I'm quite pleased with the result!

#art #persianart
July 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
thezenoftrueart.bsky.social
Muhammad Qasim (attr. to, c.1575–1659), "A Young Woman with a Cat," ink, pigment, and gold on paper, c.1590; photo: Christie's. #iran #persianart ##persian #cat #middleeast #art #arte #paintings #peintures #museum #artgallery
March 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
realarioeshraghi.bsky.social
Yalda Night: A City Born from a Pomegranate
#Iran
#Persian
#YaldaNight
#PersianArt
#SurrealCity
#PomegranateCity
#CinematicArt
#AIArt
#DigitalSurrealism
#FestivalOfLight
#NightAesthetic
#PersianCulture
December 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
thezenoftrueart.bsky.social
"Kneeling Woman," [Anon., Iran], 16th century; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. #art #arte #iran #persianart #middleeast #middleeasternart #iranianart #paintings #museum #museo #musee #artgallery
August 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
thezenoftrueart.bsky.social
Reza Abbasi (Iran, 1565 – 1635), "A Seated Youth," pigment on paper, c.1630. #iran #persia #persian #outofiran #iranianart #persianart #middleeast #art #arte #museum #artgallery
March 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
kornelmdesign.bsky.social
Trying some new stuff to work into my own style 🤗
#art #sketching #sketchbook #artstyle #drawing #graphicart #illustration #persianart
September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
dailychitchat.bsky.social
Beautiful example of Persian art and architecture #art #persianart
January 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
nsuperrata.bsky.social
Qom carpet design made with @processing.org

#persianart #generativeart #processing
qom carpet-based design made with processing. red and blue carpet with floral and vegetal inspired designs.
September 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
bashirahmed57.bsky.social
Iran 🇮🇷🏺
Issued in 1987, this 5 Rials stamp by Iran celebrates centuries craftsmanship commemorates World Crafts Day, featuring a beautifully decorated ceramic plate & rich tradition of pottery & handmade art.
#StampCollecting #Philately #VintageStamps #PersianArt #WorldCraftsDay#PostalHistory
August 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
mahourarts.bsky.social
*Sharing some old art here from now on because I'm building another social account from scratch again*

A four panel comic I did back in 2022. I love this character so much and I'm still proud of the composition and the colours. (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

#comic #persianart #persian
November 6, 2023 at 8:20 PM
workschoppcreative.bsky.social
"The Six Horsemen" c.1685, Mughal Empire (India/Persia)
#mughalart #mughalempire #indianart #persianart #arthistory #17thcenturyart #antiqueart #vintageart #handdrawn #traditionalart #fineart #mughalpainting #horseart #equestrianart #historicalillustration #antiqueillustration #inkdrawing #dailyart
January 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
taylorina.bsky.social
Can anyone tell me about this antique possible textile. I heard it may be in the Devangali language. #antique #antiques #persianart #india #indiaart #devangali #museum #art
May 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
kamrangh.bsky.social
#calligraphy #persianart #persiancalligraphy
December 19, 2023 at 9:23 AM
jricole.bsky.social
@natasianart writes "This sixteenth-century painting was inspired by the snowy winters in Iran.

As if glancing out a window, we see swirling clouds, gently falling snowflakes, and accumulating snowdrifts covering a desolate landscape. In… http://dlvr.it/TQNnR3 #PersianArt #SmithsonianAsianArt
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
taicheuk.bsky.social
Just sold 🥚🌸
“Nowruz Eggs of Renewal” Persian Spring Art T-Shirt is on its way to a new home!
Celebrating renewal and new beginnings ✨
#JustSold #Nowruz #PersianArt #SpringVibes #CulturalDesign #GraphicTee #SmallBusiness #taiche a.co/d/0fNh7lxJ #Amazon via @Amazon
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April 27, 2026 at 6:44 AM
mdstamper.bsky.social
“Saghi (Cupbearer)” by Nasser Ovissi (Iranian American) - Oil on canvas with gold / 2000 - Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (Amman, Jordan) #WomenInArt #art #IranianArt #artText #JNGFA #NasserOvissi #Ovissi #PersianArt #Saqqakhaneh #BlueskyArt #ModernArt #Iranian #JordanNationalGalleryofFineArts
This rectangular painting shows a richly stylized woman posed beside a golden horse against a dark background. She wears patterned gold garments with floral designs and a tall white headdress. Her pale face, framed by black hair, is marked by long, darkly lined eyes and flushed cheeks. In one hand, she grasps a round gold vessel accented with green and red, while her other hand lifts a small golden cup close to her chin. The horse’s head leans closely toward her, its bridle drawn in curling golden lines that echo other calligraphic swirls and decorative flourishes floating across the canvas. Born in Tehran in 1934 and trained in Rome, Nasser Ovissi emerged as a leading figure in Iranian modernism, bridging Western painterly abstraction with Persian visual traditions. His work often features archetypal women, horses, and vessels as symbols of continuity, beauty, and cultural identity. “Saghi”” reimagines the timeless Persian figure of the sāqī, a cupbearer invoked by classical poets such as Hafez as the one who brings not only wine but also spiritual ecstasy, divine love, and the promise of renewal. The woman’s dual gesture of holding a golden flask and raising a cup makes her both vessel and pourer, a guardian of the intoxicating gift. Her richly patterned gold garments and luminous headdress echo manuscript illumination, while the horse recalls the power and nobility of Persian court imagery. Ovissi’s style is strongly shaped by the Saqqakhaneh movement of Iranian modernism, which emerged in the 1960s. Artists in this circle fused Shi’a shrine iconography, Persian calligraphy, and folkloric motifs with Western abstraction to create a distinctly Iranian modernist voice. While not strictly part of the movement, Ovissi’s mature work, including “Saghi,” carries its spirit forward. By blending ornamental flatness, symbolic archetypes, and luminous gold, he creates a neo-traditional modernism that bridges Iran’s cultural memory with a global art language.
September 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
digitalpokemonart.bsky.social
Persian dreaming - inspired by James Julier (YT)
#procreate #pokemon #pokémon #pokemonart #pokemondrawing #persian #persianart #Snobilikat #procreatedrawing #procreatepainting #landscape #savanna #river #sunset #sunrise #sun #tree #art #digitalart
October 25, 2024 at 6:10 PM
mightyvox.bsky.social
Decided to be lazy and draw the ancient 17th century Persian Jewish Woman from Esfahan out of support for Iranian people.

#jewishart #judaism #jewish #persianart #freepersia #ancientpersia #freeiran #iranianprotest #iran
March 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
taicheuk.bsky.social
Just sold ☕✨
“The Red of Dawn” Nowruz Sumac ceramic mug (black & white) is on its way to a new home!
Bold, symbolic, and celebrating renewal and tradition 🌅
#JustSold #Nowruz #PersianArt #Sumac #CulturalDesign #CeramicMug #taiche a.co/d/035K3hf4 #Amazon via @Amazon
May 4, 2026 at 5:58 AM
robertnajlis.bsky.social
My new YouTube channel!

For my first video: tipping up pictorial space

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#art #arthistory #picasso #pictorialspace #colormovementtheory #letstalkaboutart #painting #oilpainting #chagall #matisse #chineseart #chinesepainting #persianart #persianpainting
Tipping up pictorial space in a painting
YouTube video by Robert Najlis
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July 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
mdstamper.bsky.social
“Untitled (بی‌عنوان)” by Nasser Ovissi / ناصر اویسی (Iranian) – Mixed media on canvas / c. 2010s – Raha Gallery Middle East Collection (Tehran, Iran) #WomenInArt #IranianArt #PersianArt #art #artText #artwork #RahaGallery #MiddleEasternArt #BlueskyArt #MixedMediaArt #ModernArt #Ovissi #NasserOvissi
A woman with luminous chalky-white skin sits gracefully side-saddle on a blue horse, enveloped in a field of intense cobalt blue. Her long black hair flows beneath a red ribbons, its edges lifting as if stirred by sound. White calligraphic lines glide across her robe and the horse’s body like illuminated script, evoking Persian nastaliq forms while blending language and ornament. A slender column rises at the right edge, topped by a tiny bird that seems ready to sing—a subtle emblem of voice and spirit. Cradled in her lap, a pale, long-necked lute-like instrument, reminiscent of a Persian setar yet abstracted in form, its soft curve echoing the line of the animal’s body and binding sound to movement. Turquoise and indigo layers blur any horizon, and accents of scarlet red at her lips, ribbons, and reins pulse gently within the blue’s serenity. The result feels weightless, suspended between motion and stillness. This untitled work exemplifies Iranian artist Nasser Ovissi’s lifelong synthesis of Persian heritage and modern abstraction. Born in Tehran in 1934, Ovissi trained in Rome before developing an international career that joined Saqqakhaneh symbolism with contemporary aesthetics. His recurring subjects of women, horses, birds, and calligraphic forms embody grace, imagination, and continuity. In Persian visual culture, blue connotes transcendence while white script becomes both prayer and pattern as the musician represents inner voice and the horse conveys strength and loyalty. The composition’s interplay of vertical calm and diagonal melody invites reflection on harmony between tradition and innovation. Critics have described Ovissi’s art as “a dialogue between poetry and painting,” a phrase that resonates here. Now held in the Raha Gallery Middle East Collection in Tehran, this painting stands as a lyrical testament to cultural endurance where brushstroke, language, and sound merge into one radiant act of creation.
October 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
erindevine.bsky.social
Fish bowl 14th century Iran
#persianart #iran #farsi #art
December 9, 2024 at 10:07 PM
mdstamper.bsky.social
“Sisters” by Unknown Qajar artist (Iranian) - Oil on canvas / c. 1835–1845 - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) #WomenInArt #QajarArt #IranianArt #TheMet #PortraitOfWomen #IslamicArt #art #artText #artwork #arte #IranianArt #IranianArtist #PersianArt #IslamicArt #QajarArt #MetropolitanMuseumofArt
Two women stand side by side against a dark, plain backdrop, shown nearly full length and front-facing in a formal, symmetrical arrangement. Their skin is light olive to fair, their faces rounded and idealized, and their features closely matched, reinforcing the sense that they may be sisters or paired court beauties. Each has arched, joined brows, almond-shaped dark eyes, small rosebud lips, and a tiny beauty mark. They wear richly ornamented garments covered with jewels, pearls, and patterned textiles, with elaborate headdresses and veils that frame the face and shoulders. One holds a cut-crystal decanter; the other holds a stemmed goblet, both rendered with reflective highlights. Their posture is upright and poised, with minimal movement, emphasizing display and status over individual psychology. The painting is both likeness and type as the women appear intimate and paired, yet they also function as an idealized vision of elite Qajar femininity. The extraordinary attention to jeweled clothing and imported European glassware signals wealth, cosmopolitan taste, and courtly refinement in 19th-century Iran. The composition feels ceremonial like an image of adornment, social rank, and visual pleasure. The mirrored presentation invites comparison between the two sitters while also flattening them into a unified icon of beauty. That tension between individuality and stylized convention is part of what makes Qajar portraits so compelling today. The work also opens questions about gendered representation: who was painted, for whom, and visual codes of prestige for women’s images. Because many paintings of women from this period were unsigned and undated, attribution remains anonymous. The work is identified through style and details of dress, features, and technique. The Met dates it to the early 19th century and notes it as a Qajar-period painting from Iran, with the handling of facial features and costume placing it in the second quarter of the century.
February 23, 2026 at 4:52 AM