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Browse a growing archive of artworks, performances, films, objects, and cultural expressions inspired by the Shahnameh and its characters, stories, symbols, and visual traditions.
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Painting & Graphics
Shahnameh
Ali Akbar Sadeghi
Shahnameh by Ali Akbar Sadeghi, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Shahnameh II
Ali Akbar Sadeghi
Shahnameh II by Ali Akbar Sadeghi, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Untitled, from the Az Div o Dad series (1)
Kaveh Golestan
Untitled, from the Az Div o Dad series (1) by Kaveh Golestan, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Untitled, from the Az Div o Dad series (2)
Kaveh Golestan
Untitled, from the Az Div o Dad series (2) by Kaveh Golestan, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Untitled (1)
Mostafa Choobtarash · 2012
Untitled (1) by Mostafa Choobtarash, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Untitled (2)
Mostafa Choobtarash · 2012
Untitled (2) by Mostafa Choobtarash, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Untitled (3)
Mostafa Choobtarash · 2012
Untitled (3) by Mostafa Choobtarash, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Razm
Rokni Haerizadeh · 2006
Razm by Rokni Haerizadeh, recovered from the original Shahnameh Forever gallery.
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Painting & Graphics
Siyavash, Shahnameh series, 2016
Farah Ossouli · 2016
Siyavush’s fire ordeal is a significant episode in the Shahnameh that underscores themes of justice and innocence.
↳ Siyâvash·Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Love and Death, Shahnameh series, 2008
Farah Ossouli · 2008
In the annals of Persian literature, Tahmineh stands out as a symbol of strength, beauty, and unwavering loyalty.
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Bahram Gur, the legendary Persian king
Farah Ossouli
Bahram Gur, the legendary Persian king renowned for his courage and wisdom, embarked on a quest to find love, leading him to Azadeh, a woman of unrivalled beauty and spirit.
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Painting & Graphics
Rostam & Tahmineh
Vyacheslav Zabelin
VIK's interpretation of the famous scene of the first and the last meeting of Tahmineh, Princess of Samangan and Rustam, the great hero of Iran is very different to the well-established icon
↳ Rostam·Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Zāl & Simurgh
Vyacheslav Zabelin
The legend of Zal in the Shahnameh is similar to the Biblical story about Moses.
↳ Zāl·Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Zāl & Rudabeh
Vyacheslav Zabelin
The legend of Rudabeh and Zal is similar to the Rapunzel story in German folklore.
↳ Zāl·Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Afrasiyab & Manizheh
Veronica Shimanovskaya
Turanian Princess Manizheh falls in love with Iranian knight Bizhan, which is a Parthian version of the famous story of Romeo and Juliet who could not be together because of their origin.
↳ Afrasiyab·Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
from the series Disorderly scuffled
Pouya Afshar
from the series Disorderly scuffled
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Painting & Graphics
Farah Ossouli — Untitled
Farah Ossouli
A painting & graphics work by Farah Ossouli in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
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Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (1)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
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Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (2)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
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Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (3)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
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Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (4)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (5)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (6)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
Added by Migrated
Painting & Graphics
Nasim Davari — Untitled (7)
Nasim Davari
A painting & graphics work by Nasim Davari in the Shahnameh Forever archive.
Added by Migrated