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Crown Prince Naser al-Din Mirza

megabiz — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:42:06 +0000

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Painting

Lovers’ Dalliance

megabiz — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:37:23 +0000

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This particular painting is a rare example of erotic art in Safavid period in which the woman is pictured in a more exposed fashion than her male lover.

An erotic (Homosexual) Qajar lacquer Mirror-Case

megabiz — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:05:57 +0000

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This mirror case is of rectangular form with removable cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt with a spray of roses to the reverse, a perching parrot to the cover and a male couple in an erotic embrace to the interior, the borders with a frieze of scrolling floral vines.

Coffee-House Painting - Rustam and Sohrab

megabiz — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:12:25 +0000

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Painting
Qajar Era, Iran
Style: Coffee-House
Artist: Hossein Gholer Aghasi

Coffee-House Painting is a form of Narrative Painting and Painting Recitation which originated in Iran during late Qajar era. The themes of such paintings are usually epic or religious. Comparing to European style painting, this style lacks sophistication in the development of its figures.

Erotic Girl And a Doe (Female Deer)

megabiz — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:46:52 +0000

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A Good Looking Qajar Prince

megabiz — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:06:08 +0000

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This image was taken from a Sotheby's catalog and was enhanced by Adobe Photoshop. It is most likely part of a larger Qajar era painting. This catalog is called Persian Art from the Aryeh Family Collection, as is dated as 13 October 1999.

Four Erotic Indo-Persian Miniatures

megabiz — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:03:58 +0000

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Illustration Painting.
Origin: India
Materials and Techniques: Gouache
Size: 16.5 x 10 cm
Sold on online auction.

Fethaly Chah Emperor of the Persians

megabiz — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:06:40 +0000

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This is clearly a portrait of Fath Ali Shah of Qajar, which is seen seated on a throne, wearing a crown, jewelled clothing and a sword. Apparently, Europeans mispronounced his name at the time calling him Fethaly Chamor Fethaly Chah. It seems this portrait is an English copy of an earlier French version calledFethaly Chah Empereur des Persans which can be seen on the second external link seen above.

Two Lovers

megabiz — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:43:20 +0000

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Miniature Painting.
Two Lovers, Safavid Period,
Isfahan, Iran
Date: 1630 AD
Artist: Riza Abbasi (ca. 1565–1635)
Materials and Techniques: Tempera and gilt paint on paper
Size: 18.1 x 11.9 cm
Kept in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

beautiful Roundel With hunting Scene

megabiz — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:33:47 +0000

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Textile. Safavid Dynasty, Persia. Date: 1525 – 1550 AD. Medium or Technique: Silk and metal-wrapped silk; cut-and-voided velvet, brocaded. Kept in Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA, USA.

Gold Coin of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah

megabiz — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:44:05 +0000

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نقاشی اروتیک عهد مغولان هند به زبان فارسی

megabiz — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:23:40 +0000

Persian was the official language of the Mughal court; as a result, the script on this painting is written in Persian. The erotic theme of this painting is perhaps influenced by Kama Sutra (Sanskrit: कामसूत्र pronunciation Kāmasūtra) which is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse.

http://muslimpersia.blogspot.com/2012/09/painting-with-erotic-theme.html

Illuminated Erotic Album Page

megabiz — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:44:55 +0000

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This artwork seems to belong to either later Qajar period or early Pahlavi period. These illustrations were not originally part the Persian visual arts. Such scenes were obviously adopted from Indian Kama Sutra illustrations as Iranian became familiar with these forms when they had more direct cultural interactions with Mughal Empire.

زن قاجار نیمتاج بر دست با سینه‌های عریان - موزه آرمیتاژ

megabiz — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:43:58 +0000

به نظر میرسد که این تابلو رنگ روغن در زمان محمد شاه قاجار کشیده شده است با توجه به لباس بانوی قاجاری که فرمی اروپایی دارد. در این دوره چنین نقاشی هایی برای استفاده در دکوراسیون کاخ ها استفاده میشدند.

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Persian Military Review with Fath Ali Shah and Crown Prince Abbas Mirza

megabiz — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:39:58 +0000

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Painting Iran. Qajar Dynasty. Circa 1815/1816. Provenance: 1928. Materials and technique: Oil on canvas. 203 x 415 cm.

A Heavily Armed Uzbek Warrior

megabiz — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 01:04:32 +0000

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heavily armed Uzbek warrior with a very finely painted face kneels upon a medallion carpet wearing a robe with short sleeves and an adorned fur hat. His weapons include a mace, daggers, bow and arrow and saber.

Naser al-Din Shah on Horseback

megabiz — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:04:31 +0000

http://safavidpersia.blogspot.com/2012/09/naeir-al-din-shah-on-horseback.html

Drawing. Materials and technique: Watercolor, white, lead pencil and gold paint on yellow paper. Size: 23.5 x2 1.2 cm. Hungary-Russia, 1873. Artist: Mihaly Zichy. kept in The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Colorful Sassanian Vase With Fresco From Merv

megabiz — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:29:32 +0000

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Unveiled woman on a Sassanian painted clay vase. Probably 5th century AD.National Museum of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat. This colorful vase perhaps tells a story of the family that owned it. The item was excavated from the Buddhist Stupa, Merv.

Fertility Goddesses Elamite period, Iran circa 1500 - 1000 B.C.

megabiz — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:20:39 +0000

http://theancientpersia.blogspot.com/2012/09/fertility-goddesses-from-elam.html

Mohammed Reza Beig, The Persian Ambassador to France

megabiz — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:02:46 +0000

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