With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.

Nuri Abac was a 20th-century Turkish artist known for his use of traditional Persian painting techniques. Throughout his oeuvre, Abac depicted Anatolian mythology, street vendors, taverns, and other ...

Amir H. Fallah, who left Iran with his family as a child in the 1980s, likewise responds to the war while recalling Persian mythology. His painting “For Those Who Fear Tomorrow” incorporates ...