The Persian Art of Visual Poetry (Miniature)

Unlike calligraphy and painting that concentrates on words and shapes, respectively, Miniature takes advantage of blending shapes and words on the canvas that displays both. It is a kind of "visual poetry". The painter by composing precise curves and accending lines induce warmth and passion, tranquility and comfort in the eyes of a viewer and conveys the message by borrowing monumental words, proverbs and poetic aesthetism from the renowned Persian poets, like Rumi, Saadi, Hafez and Ferdowsi.

This is an exhibition of Persian paintings (Miniature) by a number of famous Persian artists. The original scanned images are collected and maintained by Iranian Cultural Information Center.