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Books on: "persian art"

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Journal Articles on: "persian art"

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    Power of a Lost Empire
    Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 11, 2005
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...and human. By comparison, the Persian art seems austerely hieratic. Though...magnificent, often imposing and grand, Persian art takes some effort to appreciate...is awesome. Much of ancient Persian art amounts to a simple representation...
     
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    What Else Is New; Exhibition
    Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 10, 2010
    Subjects: 
    Art exhibitions--Exhibitions, Art--Exhibitions
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...portraiture, for instance, but the decorative brilliance, mineral hues and spatial flatness of earlier Indian and Persian art remained. The bulk of the show is dedicated to paintings made for the Mughal court and those created in the Rajput...
     
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    Turkish Delights Exhibited for the First Time; ROYAL ACADEMY BLOCKBUSTER TO FEATURE TREASURES UNSEEN IN BRITAIN
    Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 2, 2004
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...King, said: "This will be the first such major exhibition at the Royal Academy since the International Exhibition of Persian Art in 1931, and continues the RAs commitment to exploring art from world cultures." Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip...
     
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    Viewfinder Shows Iran's Evolution
    Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, November 20, 1999
    Subjects: 
    Iran
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...prints and glass negatives were given by Katherine Dennis Smith, widow of Myron Bement Smith, who was a scholar of Persian art and architecture. Jay Bisno, formerly of the National Museum of Natural History, gave 18 albumen images. The galleries...
     
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    Designer Sheds New Light on Museum
    Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, November 9, 1997
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Japanese art, and the south wing, which contains ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greco-Roman, South Asian, Chinese and Persian art. Mr. Anson, in collaboration with Mr. Peis architectural team, designed the south galleries. He recently explained...
     

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Encyclopedia Articles on: "persian art"

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    Persian Art and Architecture
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    PERSIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE works of art and structures...distinctive features to the many styles of Persian art and architecture. There are excellent collections of Persian art in Tehran; the Metropolitan Museum...
     
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    Persia
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...of the arts, and magnificent palaces standing on high terraces beautified the capitals of Susa and Persepolis (see Persian art and architecture ). His conquests to the east extended Persian rule beyond the Arius (Hari Rud) River into modern...
     
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    Illumination , in Art
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Illumination in the Middle East and India For information on the art of illumination in the Middle East and in India see Persian art and architecture ; Islamic art and architecture ; Mughal art and architecture ; Indian art and architecture . Bibliography...
     
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    Miniature Painting
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...miniatures. See articles on individuals, e.g., Nicholas Hilliard and articles on Indian art and architecture and on Persian art and architecture . See Elvehjem Art Center, Indian Miniature Painting (1971); S. C. Welch, A Kings Book of Kings...
     
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    Timurids
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...He had earlier been (1409 47) viceroy of Transoxiana. He constructed many public buildings and was a patron of Persian art and literature; he made Samarkand a center of Muslim civilization. After his succession (ruled 1447 49) to the throne...
     

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