This picture of the great court of the British museum was taken on the 21st May 09 and shows two posters of the following exhibitions :

• Shah ‘Abbas: The Remaking of Iran « explores seventeenth-century Iran through the reign and legacy of one of its most influential rulers, Shah ‘Abbas I (reigned AD 1587–1629)» also described as “restless, decisive, ruthless and intelligent”.
~ I’ve been very happy to discover the calligraphy and illumination works of Riza-yi ʿAbbasi.
Amused by an early cartoon showing drunk people with priests.
Inspired by this artist free to sculpt animals on a large tinned copper bowl with names of Shi`i imams (no human or animal figures can be shown in a mosque and this bowl was described as a religious item).

• The Intimate Portrait « explores a fascinating but relatively unknown type of portraiture that flourished in Georgian and Regency Britain between the 1730s and 1830s. »
~ I found very interesting the use of pastels, graphite and watercolors instead of oil to make those portraits more affordable to the owner. I think it allowed the artists to capture very interesting expressions.

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Published on Tue 26 May 09, modified on Sat 10 Oct 09 at 19:38 (GMT) , by tibo.