Calligraphy

Calligraphy has been considered among the artistic symbols, letters and elements, which form the word, always bear undeniable esthetic qualities. Iranian Calligraphic Styles, such as Taliq, Nastaliq, Naskh, Thulth, Reqa, Towqi, Shekasteh, Kufic and decorative scripts, stands proud as charming among those of every other nation; particularly so, when those are adorned with illumination, which bestows hundred-fold prominence to their sublime forms.

Cinema

The introduction of the first cinematography in Iran in 1900 by Mozaffaro Din Shah is considered the start of Iranian cinema although the first cinema halls were not built until 1912....

Painting

The history of painting in Iran dates back to those days when the earlier inhabitants of this land gave shape to what they perceived from the nature, of which we find samples in drawings inscribed on some cave walls as well as ancient ceramic potteries...

Miniature

It is difficult to trace the origins of the art of Persian miniature, as it reached its peak mainly during the Mongol and Timurid periods (13th - 16th Century). Mongolian rulers of Iran instilled the cult of Chinese painting and brought with them a great number of Chinese artisans. Paper itself, reachedPersia from China in 753 AD. Hence, the Chinese influence is very strong....

Architecture

Iranian Art and Architecture, the visual arts of Iran. Although in the West this has been traditionally known as Persian culture, the inhabitants of the country have long called it Iran and themselves Iranians, rather than Persians. In accordance with popular usage, however, the term Persian will be used in this article to refer to the period before the advent of Islam in the 7th century ad—that is, the period of the ancient Persian empires—as well as the preceding prehistoric times...