Archive - Apr 3, 2009

Diplomatic History: Persian Ambassador at French Court of King Louis XIV

Antoine Coypel depiction of Louis XIV greeting Mohamed Bakhtiary Bey, ambassador of Soltan Hossein Shah of Persia (Safavid Dynasty) at the Galerie des Glaces of Versailles on 19 Feb. 1715. >>>

Picture of the day - Henry Moore's Reclining Figure (1951)

This is Henry Moore's 'The Reclining Figure (1951)', Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge >>>

Satrapi made Doctor Honoris Causa at UCL

Marjane Satrapi author/director of the book and film adaptation of Persepolis was honored last February with a Doctorate conferred by the Prestigious Belgian University. Her Swedish husband Mattias Riba accepted the Award on her behalf. >>>

عشق به لیلـی - فدای مجنـون

لیلی و مجنون، از اثار شاعر بزرگ ایران نظامی گنجوی می باشد.

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