Royal Persian Paintings
Subtitle: The Qajar Epoch, 1785-1925
Contributors: UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center (Corporate Author); Brunei Gallery (Corporate Author); Layla S. Diba (Editor); Maryam Ekhtiar (Editor); B. W. Robinson (Editor)
Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Published: August 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781860642562
Subjects: Painting & paintings; Painting, Iranian; Art patronage; Art; Kings and rulers; Iran; Exhibitions; Painting, Islamic; History - General
First sentence: THE EMERGENCE of Qajar painting from the neglect of thirty years ago to its present position as a subject of serious study and enthusiastic admiration, a star performer in the auction rooms, and now the theme of an international exhibition, is indeed a remarkable phenomenon.