Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 18/12/2024Two gilt and lacquered papier-mâché #book covers Mirza Aga Imami, Iran, 19th century 28.2 x 19.2 cm Each cover depicts pheasants with gold foliage on black, bordered by palmette scrolls on red. The reverse has a gold frame on red, with one signed in the lower right corner. #Persian #art #painting 010 1
Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 06/12/2024It's amazing how Persian poetry has influenced other arts, including painting. You can often find verses next to a painting. Three #paintings ascribed to 'Abd Al-Hayy Astar Abadi, Circa 1370-80 - Two cranes standing in a pool - A heron landing - Two herons with ducks #Persian #Poetry #art 040 4
Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 02/12/2024Sometimes I miss the Iran depicted in art, but then I remember it's not the full reality of that time. A large underglaze-painted pottery tile, Persia, circa 1880, rectangular, showing a musician, dancer, and figures under a flowering tree, with a floral border. #Persian #art #painting #blue 050 5
Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 01/12/2024Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein #war #MiddleEast 010 1
Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 01/12/2024#Mehrah_AbdullahZadeh, a 27-year-old from Urmia, #Iran, has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court. He was arrested during the #WomanLifeFreedom protests and reportedly tortured in detention. His family is under pressure and threats from security forces to remain silent. 032 3
Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 28/11/2024Album page with a seated couple in a landscape Date: circa 1640 Location: Iran, Isfahan Dimensions: 13.3 x 18.1 cm #Persian #Painting 010 1
Fatemeh Ekhtesari @ekhtesari.com · 26/11/2024Sadegh Tabrizi b. 1938 Untitled signed S. Tabrizi oil on canvas 43 by 33.5 cm. Executed circa 1960s - 1970s. #Persian #painting #art 010 1
