Persian art is more popular today than ever. Especially the historical works inspire with strong colors, richness of detail, elaborate calligraphy and beautiful motifs. Particularly noteworthy is Persian miniature painting, which makes reference to Persian mythology and poetry. At the beginning of the 20th century, these impressive works gained importance in the Western world. Styles and techniques were taken up by artists from all over the world. Typical are clear lines, strong forms and geometric figures, which determine the entire picture motif. The result is a complex body of work that invites discovery and wonder. The origins of this fascinating painting go back to the year 753, but are not art-historically clear. Persian miniature paintings take up the stories of Persian literature. They were an artistic complement to lyrical and epic works. The connection between art and poetry is particularly attractive. Epic Persian literature inspired literary and artistic creators worldwide. Thus, stylistic elements of this culture became accessible worldwide. In the course of time, different currents developed. Shiraz miniatures from the 13th and 14th centuries are strictly symmetrical. Towards the end of the 13th century, the Tabris School of Art emerged. The typical style of the period changed due to the influence of the Armeno-Byzantine style of painting. In the course of time, Persian art was constantly transformed by new ideas and new epic literary models. Impressively detailed works of art were created in a small space, which can be admired for hours. The representation is less static in the later course of time. Figures appear more natural. Persian miniature painting experienced its peak until the 17th century.
In the 18th century, a new trend emerged, dedicated to the depiction of nature. Filigree pictorial motifs of plants and birds convey a unique charm. Today's artists combine stylistic elements from all eras. Modern and traditional works enrich the art world and have their own charm. Persian calligraphy, also known as the art of beautiful writing, enjoys particular popularity. Filigree curved Arabic characters stand alone or are part of a total work of art. What all works of art have in common is their fairytale-like effect. Stylized floral patterns and ornaments make the special charm.
Each work of art tells its own story, which is revealed in all its details after intense contemplation. Closely related to the Persian school is the filigree arts and crafts. Noble pottery with ornate decorations, objects made of ceramics, stone work, decorated vessels and plates made of metal, as well as elaborate embroidery and weaving make up the diversity of the Persian school. Meisterdruck offers an exciting impression of the diversity. Art prints of historical and modern works, photo prints of objects made of stone, metal, clay and ceramics are available.
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.jpg "A Shamsa, or Little Sun, from a Persian translation of Annals of the Apostles and Kings originally written by Tabari in Arabic, 1470 by Persian School")
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 1632 - (MeisterDrucke-101925).jpg "Page from the Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) by Persian School")
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.jpg "A Reception at the Royal Court of Kabul, from Firdawsi")
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.jpg "Khusraw Before Shirin")
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 by Abul-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c934-c1020) c1510-40 - (MeisterDrucke-53200).jpg "Interior of the King of Persia")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-658450).jpg "Tile from Tehran, 19th century by Persian School")
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.jpg "The Angel Ruh Holding the Celestial Spheres, Illustration from the Ajaib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by Qazwini, c.1550-1600 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Lady with Two Flower Necklaces and Two Peacocks by Persian School")
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.jpg "Portrait of a nobleman or royal figure, possibly Muhammad Shah Qajar by Persian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-415767).jpg "Persian Garden by Persian School")
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 (parchment) - (MeisterDrucke-83307).jpg "Fragment of the Koran, 9th Century, Abbasid Caliphate by Persian School")
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 and a Courtier offering fruit and drink (detail) - (MeisterDrucke-61882).jpg "Shah Abbas I and a Courtier offering fruit and drink (detail) by Persian School")
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.jpg "A Game of Polo Between a Team of Men and a Team of Women, from the")
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.jpg "Bird and Flower Study by Persian School")
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.jpg "Bizhan Receives an Invitation through Manizha")
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.jpg "Women and Children in a Garden by Persian School")
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.jpg "Close-up of a Tabriz Haji Jalili carpet, Iran by Persian School")
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.jpg "A Fool Cuts the Branch on Which He is Perched Under the Eye of the Gardener by Persian School")
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.jpg "Sindukht Comes to Sam Bearing Gifts by Persian School")
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.jpg "A party in a garden by Persian School")
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.jpg "Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian, from")
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.jpg "An Illustration from Qabus Nameh by Persian School")
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.jpg "Lion attacking a bull Page of a Kalila and Dimna by Persian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-100684).jpg "Censer, ewer, inkwell and 12th-13th century jug by Persian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-442759).jpg "Hunting with a Falcon, Safavid Dynasty (1502-1736) by Persian School")
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_from_Susa_-_(MeisterDrucke-555941).jpg "Frieze of Lions from the Palace of Darius the Great from Susa, Iran, Achaemenid Period, c.500 BC by Persian School")
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.jpg "Illustration from a Safavid Shahnama: Alexander, in the Disguise of an Envoy, is Recognized by Queen Nushaba by Persian School")
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_detail_of_the_decor_of_the_apadana_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-1016357).jpg "The palace of Darius I, in Persepolis (Iran): detail of the decor of the apadana or courtroom, representing the submissive peoples bringing presents to Darius I (550-486 BC, said The Great). Low relief, 6th BC, Persian art, period route. by Persian School")
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.jpg "Battle between the Persians and the Turanians, illustration from the")
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.jpg "Decorative Doublures from")
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_Sassanian_(silver)_(s_-_(MeisterDrucke-419103).jpg "Obverse of a coin depicting profile of Shapur II, Sassanian by Persian School")
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.jpg "Helmet with Chain-Mail Guard, Safavid Period by Persian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-928956).jpg "Detail of the Relief Frieze on the East Stairway to the Apadana Depicting Delegates from the Subject Lands of the Empire Bearing Lavish Gifts for a Ceremony, Achaemenian Period by Persian School")
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.jpg "Two Lovers in a Flowering Orchard by Persian School")
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.jpg "The Frieze of the Archers, from the Palace of Darius I, King of Persia, in Susa by Persian School")
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.jpg "The Friends of `Ali at the Hunt, page from an illustrated manuscript of the Khwavarannama of Muhammad b. Husam, c.1477 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Safavid Prince, c.1590-1630 or later by Persian School")
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 by Al-Hariri c1240 (gouache ink on vellum) - (MeisterDrucke-42361).jpg "A Doctor Performing a Bleeding in a Crowd of Curious People, from")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-91613).jpg "Scene Galante from the Era of Shah Abbas I (detail) by Persian School")
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.jpg "Battle between Khusrau and Bahram Chubaina, from the poem Layla and Majnun originally by Nizami by Persian School")
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.jpg "Prophet Muhammad preaches after the Battle of the Ditch, c.1590 by Persian School")
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_representing_the_Persian_-_(MeisterDrucke-998909).jpg "The court of Mongolian Emperor Genghis Khan, representing the Persian Miniature Center from")
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.jpg "Rustam shoots Ashkabus, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abul-Qasim Mansur Firdawsi, 1444 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Suratha, second son of Raja Hamsadhvaja, challenging Arjuna and his charioteer Krishna after the death of his brother Sudhanvan (As ibn Mahesh) from the")
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_by_A_-_(MeisterDrucke-567821).jpg "Yazdagird Hiding in the Mill, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Persian School")
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.jpg "Humay and Humayun, Lovers Surrounded by Attendants, from the")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-520063).jpg "Jug with Handle and Lid, with Incisions in Gold by Persian School")
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.jpg "Figure of a Courtier from a Palace Frieze, Seljuk Dynasty by Persian School")
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.jpg "Calligraphy from the Late Shahjahan Album, c.1640-50 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Persian Ladies Social Party, Half of a Book Cover, Iran by Persian School")
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_after_the_battle_of_Ankara_(1402)_illustratio_-_(MeisterDrucke-1352616).jpg "Timur & Sultan Bayazid I (Yilderam) after the battle of Ankara (1402) illustration from")
_after_the_battle_of_Ankara_(1402)_illustratio_-_(MeisterDrucke-1352616).jpg)
 by Abul-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c934-c1020) - (MeisterDrucke-45443).jpg "The Meeting of Khosro and Chirin in the Palace, from the")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-436850).jpg "Dish by Persian School")
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.jpg "The Great Bear, from the Book of the Stars after El Hussein by Persian School")
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 A battle scene from the Iskandar-nama - (MeisterDrucke-546023).jpg "A battle scene, from the Iskandar-nama by Nizami, c.1525 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Ali and Aisha at the Battle of the Camel, from a Rawzat al-Safa by Persian School")
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_making_alliances_Persian_miniature_ta_-_(MeisterDrucke-946389).jpg "Representation of Genghis Khan making alliances. Persian miniature from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-518360).jpg "Woman with a spray of flowers, Safavid Period, c.1575 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Genghis Khan and his wife Bortei enthroned before courtiers, folio from a book called Jami al Tawarikh by Rashid ad-Din by Persian School")
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_cubic_building_located_in_the_center_of_-_(MeisterDrucke-998911).jpg "Islam: view of the Kaaba cubic building located in the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca by Persian School")
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.jpg "Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada, from a Khamsa by Persian School")
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.jpg "A King and a Visitor with Attendants, folio from a Shanameh by Persian School")
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.jpg "Folio from a Rawdat al-safa by Persian School")
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_by_-_(MeisterDrucke-567819).jpg "Bahram Gur Hunting With Azada, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Persian School")
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_by_Jami_(d_1492)_Prince_and_Attendants_(opa_-_(MeisterDrucke-440255).jpg "Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Jami; Prince and Attendants by Persian School")
_by_Jami_(d_1492)_Prince_and_Attendants_(opa_-_(MeisterDrucke-440255).jpg)
.jpg "Rustam Directing The Siege of Gang Bihisht, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Persian School")
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.jpg "The Prophet on Burāq Guided by Jibrā")
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.jpg "Shahnama: Rustam and Isfandiyar Begin Their Combat, 1600-1625 by Persian School")
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_b_-_(MeisterDrucke-427072).jpg "Fight between Bahrama and Tazaw, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abul-Qasim Manur Firdawsi, 1619 by Persian School")
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 by Abul-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c934-c1020) c1510-40 (gouache on paper - (MeisterDrucke-54589).jpg "A Messenger Brings News to Siavosh of the Birth of His Son, Illustration from the")
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.jpg "Islamic Art: Portrait of Shah Abbas I embracing one of his pages. Persian drawing of 1672. Dim: 0,16 x 0,27m. Paris, Musee Du Louvre by Persian School")
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_and_Tuqtamish_Khan_in_1395_from_-_(MeisterDrucke-1349764).jpg "Battle between Timur (1336-1405) and Tuqtamish Khan in 1395, from the")
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 by Abul-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c934-c1020) 1396 - (MeisterDrucke-81884).jpg "Battle between the forces of Persia and Turan, illustration from the")
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.jpg "Great Mongol Shahnama of Firdausi, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abul-Qasim Manur Firdawsi by Persian School")
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.jpg "A Party in a Garden by Persian School")
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.jpg "Escape of Qubad, Illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Persian School")
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.jpg "The paladin Piran presents the young Khusraw to Afrasiyab, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi by Persian School")
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_Qazv_-_(MeisterDrucke-436838).jpg "Bull, lion, rabbit, birds and fox, folio from Yusuf-u-Zulaikha by Jami, Qazvin, Safavid dynasty, 1557 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Potiphar and Zulaykha Enthroned from Yusuf and Zulaykha by Persian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-39828).jpg "The King Bids Farewell, Poem from the Shiraz Region by Persian School")
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.jpg "Page of Calligraphy, Detached Album Folio, 19th Century by Persian School")
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.jpg "Partial Tabriz Medallion Carpet, North West Persia by Persian School")
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.jpg "A ruler on horseback witnessing a birth scene, from an illustrated folio in a manuscript of Persian poetry by Persian School")
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.jpg "The ignorant doctor and the king")
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_(gouac_-_(MeisterDrucke-35834).jpg "The Royal Hunt, from a book of poems by Hafiz Shirazi (c.1325-c.1388) by Persian School")
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.jpg "The Simurgh restores Zal to Sam, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abul-Qasim Mansur Firdawsi, 1444 by Persian School")
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.jpg "The fortress of Gang Dizh attacked with mines, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abul-Qasim Mansur Firdawsi, 1444 by Persian School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-324411).jpg "Jugs, with blue glazes, Rayy, 12th-13th century by Persian School")
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.jpg "King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, after an original miniature by Persian School")
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.jpg "Spherical Kahlian Pipe Bowl, probably made in Kerman, Iran, late 17th or early 18th century by Persian School")
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.jpg "Folio from a Manuscript of")
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.jpg "Verso of a Portrait of a Mughal Prince, Probably Shah Shuja, c.1645-50 by Persian School")
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.jpg "Fire Ordeal of Siyavush, Illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Persian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-427223).jpg "Pendant, from the Wolfsheim Tomb Treasure by Persian School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-417102).jpg "Safavid Blue and White Kendi, 1600-50 by Persian School")
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_by_Fi_-_(MeisterDrucke-436774).jpg "Sudaba Making Accusations against Siyavush, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi by Persian School")
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_his_daughter_the_vizier_and_a_goldsmith_from_Lights_of_-_(MeisterDrucke-898568).jpg "The king of Ḥalab (Aleppo), his daughter, the vizier, and a goldsmith from Lights of Canopus by Persian School")
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.jpg "Battle between the armies of Arjuna and Tamradhvaja. Brahma and other deities in the sky. (Paras) from the")
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_on_his_throne_he_is_the_son_of_Gengh_-_(MeisterDrucke-946387).jpg "Representation of Chaghtai Khan (1227-1242) on his throne, he is the son of Genghis Khan on horseback. Persian miniature taken from Jami al-Tawarikh (Universal History) by historian Rashid al-din (1247-1318) Around 1430 by Persian School")
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