OF KINGS AND PAINTINGS is a lavish history of the extraordinary art that was commissioned during the Qajar Dynasty (1785 - 1925) and an exploration of the world that created it. In interviews with history and art experts, the film explores this remarkable era in Iranian history that straddled the transition between tradition and modernity. The film looks at the multiple ways in which the art of the Qajar era evolved, from the use of traditional Iranian painting elements to techniques of European painting, aided by the use of the new invention of photography. While offering an overview of painters and paintings of the period and its continued legacy, OF KINGS AND PAINTINGS weaves together art history and Persian history.

Subtitles in German, French, Persian, and English (SDH)

This virtual screening is offered to the members and friends of the Iran Heritage Foundation (IHF).

IHF seeks to promote and protect the cultural heritage of Iran, ancient, medieval, and modern, in the most effective possible way.