Kamal-ol-Molk Works in Sahebgharaniyeh Palace

Iranian well-known painter’s works will be on display in Sahebgharaniyeh Palace for one week length.

Kamal-ol-molk’s paintings will be on display for public in Sahebgharaniyeh Palace of Niavaran Palace Complex on September 7-15.

Kamal-ol-Molk

30 artworks of Kamal-ol-molk, Iranian renowned painter of Qajar Era, are on show in Niavaran.

Mirror Hall - Golestan Palace

Mohammad Ghaffari, known as Kamal-ol-Molk, was an Iranian painter born in Kashan in 1848.

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Upon completion of his primary education, Mohammad moved to Tehran.

Spring House - Golestan Palace

To further his studies, he registered in Dar-ol-Funun School, a modern institute of higher education in Iran, where he studied painting with Mozayyen-od-Doleh, a well-known painter who had visited Europe and studied western art.

DushanTappe - Old Tehran

He studied there for a period of three years. In his school days, the young Ghaffari was given the name Mirza Mohammad Kashi.

Persian Musicians

In this short period of education he was able to attract public attention to himself as a talented artist.

Sardar Asaad Bakhtiary

In his visits to Dar-ol-Fonoon, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar came to know Mohammad Ghaffari and, having observed his talent, he invited him to the court. Mohammad did his best to perfect his technique. Noticing his mastery in painting, Nasereddin Shah gave him the title "Kamal-ol-Molk (Perfection on Land)."

Begger Girls

During the years he stayed at Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's court, Kamal-ol-Molk created some of his most significant works.

Damavand

The paintings he did in this period, which lasted up until the assassination of Naser al-Din Shah, were portraits of important people, landscapes, paintings of royal camps and hunting grounds, and different parts of royal palaces.

Goldworker in Baghdad

In this busiest period of Kamal-ol-Molk's artistic life, he created over 170 paintings. Unfortunately, most of these paintings have either been destroyed or taken abroad.

Ali RezaKhan AzodalMolk

The works he created in this period indicate his desire to discover the laws of oil painting.

He advanced so much that he even acquired laws of perspective by himself and applied them to his works.

Fortune Teller

His mastery in the delicate use of a brush was well as bright and lively colors distinguished him from his contemporaries.

Napoleon Bonaparte

This art show is open to public every day until September 15.

Kamal-ol-Molk Tomb - Neyshabur - Khorasan

Source: Mehr News Agency Pictures: Wikipedia, Kamalalmolk