TEHRAN – Hengameh Sadri will be displaying a series of her paintings inspired by female characters in Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of Persian poet Ferdowsi, in an exhibition opening late December in Tehran’s Sareban Gallery.
“The central theme of the paintings is the personal image I have about the female figures in Shahnameh,” Sadri told the Persian service of IRNA on Wednesday.
Ferdowsi has described the women of his historical epic as brave, influential and selective, those who have had major roles in life, she said, adding, “My paintings depict images of these women in epic backgrounds with bows and arrows.”
She referred to Rudabeh, Manijeh, Farangis and Tahmineh as some of the female characters in Shahnameh she has portrayed in her paintings, “The paintings are a combination of epic and history with my personal images of these women.”
In addition, a female naqqal (Iranian traditional storyteller) will be invited to recite a part of Shahnameh based on the paintings at the opening ceremony.
Sadri has so far held several exhibits in Iran and other countries.
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