The Decorated Page: The Arts of the Book in the Persian World

From discreet markings on early Qur’an folios to dazzling illustrations and illuminated designs in literary and historical texts, color has served as a defining feature in the art of Iranian books. Focusing on the 15th and 16th centuries, this presentation by Massumeh Farhad, curator of Persian, Arab, and Turkish art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, examines the careful preparation and application of pigments as well as their role and function within the context of Persian manuscripts.
This program was presented at the Getty Center and Online on Sunday, February 25, 2024, www.getty.edu/visit/cal/event..., and complements the exhibition "Drawing on Blue," www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions....
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