Cuerda seca
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Cuerda seca is a technique used when applying coloured glazes to ceramic surfaces.
Tile from Isfahan in Iran, 17th century
Haft-rang with black lines. Gawhar Shad Madrasa, 1418-1434.
Pitcher in cuerda seca style from Susa in Iran, 8th-9th century
Cuerda seca tile from the Alcazar of Seville, 12th-13th century
Timurid art
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Timurid art is a style of art originating during the rule of the Timurid Empire and was spread across Iran and Central Asia. Timurid art was noted for its usage of both Persian and Chinese styles, as
The Angel Hinders the Offering of Isaac, Shiraz 1410.
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Hazrat-e Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
Yusuf and Zulaikha (Joseph chased by Potiphar's wife), miniature by Behzād, 1488. Sa'di, Bustan, Herat. 30,5x21,5 cm. Cairo, National Library, MS. Arab Farsi 908, f. 52v.
A page from the Anthology of Persian Poetry painted during Iskandar's reign. Painted in Shiraz, 1411.