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Iran The art of teahouse painting

Teahouse painting is a form of art which embodies some elements of miniature painting. The works painted in this style mostly depict religious and national events.

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Iran The art of teahouse painting

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  1. The art of teahouse painting

  2. Persian teahouses have served various functions in different eras of their 400-year history. They used to be placed where men gathered to spend their leisure time listening to naqqals (Iranian traditional storytellers) reciting Shahnameh, a magnum opus by the renowned classical Persian poet AbolqasemFerdowsi, which were depicted on paintings hung on the walls of the teahouses. It was in the teahouses that people talked and exchanged views and together with lutis (wise and generous people) helped the poor.

  3. The art of teahouse painting emerged from within such an atmosphere

  4. Teahouse painters listened to the discussions and tales and used them as subjects for their paintings

  5. They also enjoyed a unique perspective and painted imaginary scenes using epics, traditions and religion as the themes for their artwork drawn on the walls

  6. Teahouse painting is a form of art which embodies some elements of miniature painting

  7. The works painted in this style mostly depict religious and national events

  8. Religious stories and Iranian epic legends feature prominently in this distinct style of visual arts

  9. With their own unique perspective, artists of this genre draw motifs based entirely on their imagination

  10. The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts is considered to have the largest collection of valuable Western modern art outside of Europe and the United States

  11. The Museum has displayed a rare collectionof traditional Tea House Paintings which attracted a great number of art lovers and enthusiaststo the modern museum building

  12. The poster of a teahouse painting exhibition that opened at Tehran’s Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum

  13. Famous teahouse painters are Hasan Esmaeilzadeh, FathollahGhollarAghasi, Mohammad Farahani, Mohammad Hamidi, Mostafa Hamidi, Mohammad Modabber, Hossein Hamedani, Abbas Boloukifar, Akbar Khalili

  14. Mohammad Hamidi

  15. Text & pictures: Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2011 Sound: Ostâd Ali-Naqi Vaziri - Selection Of Work

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