Craftsmen mounted the calligraphy in books, often inside gold borders and alongside elaborate illustrations. This folio dates to the 16th century. Freer/Sackler Gallery A Persian calligraphy that ...

Thus many of them are now lovingly collecting items of Iranian Calligraphy. “Nastaliq” is the most popular contemporary style among classical Persian calligraphy scripts. It is known as ...

Image courtesy of Karim Jabbari Calligraphy—and calligraphers—have resisted new technologies for centuries. For starters, Arabic and its sibling, Persian, used non-Latin alphabets that made ...

I recently visited the Smithsonian Museum’s Sackler Gallery’s new exhibition, Nasta‘liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy in Washington, D.C. The Sackler Gallery frequently features new and ...

The Cube Gallery is displaying 40 calligraphy artworks by Seddiqi in an exhibition ... poet Mohammad-Javad Mohabbat told the Persian service of Fars News Agency. He was buried in the Behesht-e Zahra ...

Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat is renowned for her photography series and films, which often address the social, political and cultural dimensions of women in Islamic societies. Rodolfo ...

The extensive piece, “In Your Light: The Essence of Persian Calligraphy” was painted directly on the walls by Connecticut-based artist Alibaba Awrang. The mural uses a fluid script-like form ...

The works features poetries by great Iranian bards like Hafez, the director of the museum’s Persian calligraphy section said. “Besides, the Japanese versions of the poetries are also on display, ...