The Doshan Tappeh Street
Kamal-ol-molk · 1885
Why it's great
A street in Tehran, with a few walls and trees in the afternoon sun. Kamal-ol-Molk was a leading Iranian painter who studied European techniques and painted scenes of everyday life in Persia. The detailed realism is typical of his style. It's a window into 19th-century Iran.
Where to see it
📍 Golestan PalaceTehran, Iran
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Kamal-ol-Molk was born in Kashan, Iran, in 1848 and became the court painter of the Qajar kings. He studied European painting and painted portraits and scenes of daily life with great realism. He later founded an art school in Tehran. He died in Nishapur in 1940.
