Persian miniatures
Tiny Iranian paintings
Persian miniatures are small, highly detailed paintings from the Persian artistic tradition, typically illustrating manuscripts, poetry, or religious texts.
Characterized by vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and flattened perspective, they flourished from the 13th through 17th centuries.
The style influenced manuscript illustration across the Islamic world and Central Asia: The museum's collection includes Persian miniatures from the Safavid period.
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- mythical creaturesImaginary beings from folklore
- inkWriting fluid
- illuminationProvision of light
floral motifs · Persian carpet · brush · lapis · Mughal Empire · pigments · stippling · Persian poetry · royal portraits · cross-cultural exchange · Islamic art · illuminated manuscripts · gold · Zoroastrianism · gold leaf · Sufism · pavilion · court scenes
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