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A Legacy of Beauty and BalanceAn international melting pot of art, culture, religion, science, and technology. To understand the history of Persian art, one must appreciate what the Iron Age Dynasty was. Around 550 B.C., Cyrus the Great began building what would...

Introduction to Arabic CalligraphyArabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting using the Arabic alphabet.Known in Arabic as khatt (خط), derived from the words line, design, or construction, it represents far more than written communication — it is design...

The Art of Revealing What Already IsAmong the oldest forms of art known to humankind is carving — the act of chiseling and shaping solid matter into form. From the first primitive tools that etched meaning into stone and bone, to the refined hands of master sculptors...