MINIATOR: MINIATURE HAND PAINTING

Persian Miniature is a small handmade oil painting on paper or, more importantly, on a piece of
camel bone. The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine traditions of
miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. The bright and pure coloring of the Persian Miniature is one
of its most striking features. The workshop tradition and division of labor within both individual
miniatures complicate paintings’ attribution. Some are inscribed with the artist’s name, sometimes
as part of the picture itself