page_title: Mahmoud Farshchian
hierarchical_section_title: Mahmoud Farshchian
caption_attribution_description: English: Mahmoud Farshchian visits the workshop of the of Shah-Abdol- Azim zarih, 12 September 2017 full gallery
context_page_description: Mahmoud Farshchian is a master of Persian painting and miniatures. He was born in the city of Isfahan in Iran, and it was here where he learned art, painting, and sculpting.
  His paintings have been hosted by several museums and exhibitions worldwide. He is the most prominent moderniser of the field of miniatures, an art form which was first established in Ancient Persia and later spread to China and Turkey and other Middle eastern countries.
context_section_description: Mahmoud Farshchian (Persian: محمود فرشچیان‎, Mahmud Faršciyân; born January 24, 1930) is a master of Persian painting and miniatures. He was born in the city of Isfahan in Iran, and it was here where he learned art, painting, and sculpting.
  His paintings have been hosted by several museums and exhibitions worldwide. He is the most prominent moderniser of the field of miniatures, an art form which was first established in Ancient Persia and later spread to China and Turkey and other Middle eastern countries.
caption: Farshchian in 2017
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