Illuminated manuscripts
Slow art: The master illuminator of Tehran
Iranian artist Mohammad Hossein Aghamiri sometimes labors for six months on a single design, very carefully — he knows a single crooked line could ruin his entire artwork.
In the age of AI-assisted graphic design on computer screens, the centuries-old tradition of Persian illumination offers an antidote to rushing the creative process.
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1,000-year-old stolen Bible manuscript returned to Greek Orthodox Church
The manuscript was acquired by the Museum of the Bible in 2011
Palm-sized artifacts by Iraqi artist
Iraqi miniature artist Ali Alamedy took refuge in Turkey due to the ongoing violence in his country. Inspired by the stories and novels he read during his childhood, Alamedy identically depicts locations he has never seen or visited in his miniatures.
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