Wall Street Journal

‘Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles From the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha’ Review: The Fabric of a Dynasty

In “Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles From the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (comprising the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler ...
The Washington Post

At the Smithsonian, a showcase of Persian art and textiles that steal the spotlight from carpets

Intricately patterned Persian carpets are renowned the world over, with the Safavid period considered one of the high points of the art form. But because relatively fewer have survived, other textiles ...
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Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

With their sumptuous surfaces, original designs, and technical sophistication, luxury textiles played a critical role in the social, cultural, religious, and economic life of Safavid Iran (1501–1722).
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Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles from the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha - Highlights

On view through May 15, 2022 With their sumptuous surfaces, original designs, and technical sophistication, luxury textiles played a critical role in the social, cultural, religious, and economic life ...