Curtain of Fancy 2015

Teahouse painting is a Persian painting . This painting is a colorful oil painting with martial, religious , and latent themes culminating in the late Qajar and early Pahlavi times of the Iranian constitutional movement .Teahouse paintings were created in Iran with the advent of teahouses during the Safavid era (1501-1722). The paintings were based on epic and religious themes and led 'naqqali' and 'pardeh-khani' performances.