The Story of the Lost Safavid Empire Carpets One of the elements that makes carpets more beautiful is their fragility. Although one can indeed find many examples of antique rugs...
Tag: paintings
Closely related to the textile arts, the art of painting is intricate and valuable.
Nazmiyal Antique Rugs‘ painting blogs cover a vast range of topics within painting, such as the most expensive painting ever sold, to artists featured in museums, to some beautiful famous paintings.
Our blogs also explore paintings and their relation to rugs. Antique carpets were often featured in older paintings (like paintings from the Renaissance), which helps historians to know what rugs looked like in those time periods.
Furthermore, our blogs explore art that is featured within rugs. For example, Islamic art is displayed in Islamic carpets in the form of calligraphy, vetegal patterns, and figural representation.
If you’re interested in art of any kind, there is bound to be an interesting blog for you in our painting category. Explore our archives and learn something new!
From Rococo Rugs and Tapestries To Rococo Art and Interiors Nothing says elegance and decadence like the breathtaking Rococo rugs and artwork of the Rococo Period which spanned from the...
The Backstory Behind Andy Warhol's Iconic "Flowers" Having recently acquired a rare Andy Warhol Flowers rug, we felt it made sense to pay homage and tell the story behind "Flowers"....
Nizami's Iconic and Tragic Persian Love Story Of Layla and Majnun The Story of Layla and Majnun - Young lovers, meddling parents, and separation may be the theme, but Romeo...
Persian Rug Tells The Tragic Love Story Of Shirin and Khosrow Tragic Love Story Of Shirin and Khosrow - We recently acquired a magnificent antique Persian Sarouk rug that depicts the Persian...
Antique Rugs in Paintings Through History Antique Rugs in Paintings - Art has an uncanny way of touching the different aspects of daily life. And, on the flip side, life has a...
The Magnificent Antique Holbein Rugs and Portraits by Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 - 1543) - was a German artist and print-maker who worked in a...
History Of Islamic Art and Rugs Islamic Art as a Way of Life Looking at Islamic art, art enthusiasts will spot a common thread with four basic components: calligraphy, vegetal...
Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry: Contemplating the rugs in the Jewish Museum's new buzzing exhibition. The Jewish Museum's latest exhibition, Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry is bursting with insight into early 20th century...