Mohammad Ghaffari, known as Kamal-ol-Molk, the greatest contemporary Iranian painter and the founder of realist art in Iranian painting.
Notable Works
"Mirror Hall" painting, "The Fortune Teller of Baghdad"
Fun Facts
Kamal-ol-Molk was so skilled at painting details that, according to legend, when he painted a plate of kebab, Naser al-Din Shah actually reached out his hand to grab a piece!
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