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Exploring Persian Literature in Bazm and Razm

May 19, 2015

By Julia Cohen

Research Assistant Julia Cohen highlights a number of folios from the most influential works of Persian literature that are on view in Bazm and Razm: Feast and Fight in Persian Art and the Department of Islamic Art's permanent galleries.

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Connections: Bugs

September 26, 2011

Educator Edie Watts highlights the subtle and surprising instances where bugs are depicted throughout works in The Met collection.

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The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.)

October 1, 2004

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.

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Persian Tiles

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Prayer, Placement, and Absolution: Peter Hristoff on Islamic Prayer Rugs

December 1, 2015

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff meditates on the role of Islamic prayer rugs (seccades) and the role they play in his own creative output.

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Persian Miniatures: A Picture Book

Persian Miniatures is a picture book showcasing the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of popular Persian illustrations from the 14th to early 17th century. The book contains an introduction by M. S. Dimand which briefly explains the history and importance of these Persian miniatures and the artists who made them.

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Peter Hristoff on Keeping Turkish Rug-Making Traditions Alive

March 24, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff recaps his recent work with a group of The Met's high school interns that focused on the design and production of traditional Turkish pile rugs.

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The economy of this Persian pen drawing wouldn't be possible without calligraphy

July 10, 2013

By Sheila Canby

"There's no break in the line; there's no hesitation in the hand of the artist."

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The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs

Written on the occasion of the May 1922 gift of the James F. Ballard Collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue illustrates and discusses the 125 ancient carpets from Persia, India, Turkey, The Caucasus, Central Asia, and Spain included in this gift which span from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. A short introduction covers the history of rug weaving and a brief discussion of rugs from each region represented.

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Painting With Bugs: Where Does Color Come From?

August 26, 2021

Sometimes the colors in paints and dyes come from the natural world, like plants, minerals, and… bugs? Meet the cochineal—the tiny, cactus-loving insect that brings a bright, vibrant red color to art, clothing, and even food—and learn all about the science of pigments.