Iranian art

architecture associated with Iran

art from Iran

Kalamkari, also commonly spelled as qalamkari, is an ancient textile printing art, that originated in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kalamkari gained popularity in the South India during the reign of Vijayanagara Empire. Kalam implies 'pen' and Kari means 'art', a name given by the Mughals when they discovered the art during their reign over the Deccan region. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps.

writing art of the Persian language

thumb|upright=1.2|Girih pattern with inlaid floral decoration from :en:Shah-i-Zinda|Shah-i-Zinda in [[Samarkand, Uzbekistan]]

five tiles used in Islamic decorative art

art of the Sassanid Empire

semi-legendary XIV/XV century Iranian painter (or more likely group of painters) under whose name exist particular genre of islamic painting

art of the Safavid Empire

small cast objects decorated with bronze sculptures from the Early Iron Age found in Iran

art of the Parthian Empire

gold cup from 1200 years BC

Hinged dancing doll, popular among Lurs

thumb|An example of Meenakari from Iran.

Iranian academy

Shaykhi (Persian: شیخی, Shaykhi), also Ustad Shaikhi Naqqash or Shaykhi (al-Yaʿqubi) ("Shaykhi of Yaqub"), was a painter of the late 15th century, active in Tabriz at the court of the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Yaqub Beg.

thumb|"Bahram V|Bahram Gur with the Indian Princess," [[Mohammad Zaman, 1675/76]] Farangi-Sazi (Persian: فرنگی‌سازی, lit. 'making in an Occidental manner') was a style of Persian painting that originated in Safavid Iran in the second half of the 17th century. This style of painting emerged during the reign of Shah Abbas II (r. 1642–1666), but first became prominent under Shah Solayman I (r. 1666–1694).

bazaar in Arak, Iranian national heritage site

A style in Persian miniature painting that emerged in the late 15th-century.