TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Miniature which portrays the whole nature in a small frame is considered one of the most delicate arts has been practiced in Iran over hundreds of years. The word miniature has entered the Persian language in the middle of the recent century, and almost since the Qajar period (1789–1925). Persian miniature has made a path for the emergence of divine effects in Iranian painting before the advent of Islam; and, afterward, has finally merged with theosophy and Islamic thoughts. Miniature originated in Iran and afterward has spread to China; and, in the Mongol period, it returned to Iran in a rather developed form. Early in the Islamic era, Iranian artists made an extraordinary effort to complete and develop this art, establishing special painting schools such as schools of Shiraz, Harat, Tabriz, Qazvin, and Isfahan, and combining it with Arabic script or handwriting. In 2019, […]

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