Farshchian painting “Guarantor of Gazelle” depicts kindness to animals in Islam 

TEHRAN – Persian painter Mahmud Farshchian has portrayed the story of Imam Reza (AS) acting as a mediator between a gazelle and a hunter in his two masterpieces named “The Guarantor of the Gazelle” to represent kindness to animals in Islam.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Farshchian’s “Evening of Ashura” perfect expression of grief  

TEHRAN – Master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian created “The Evening of Ashura” both to depict one of the greatest tragedies for Muslims and to represent the power of art in expressing major events of history.

National library to honor 40 artists with artworks on Ashura

TEHRAN – The National Library and Archives of Iran plans to honor 40 Iranian artists who have created outstanding works about the tragedy of Ashura over the past century.