Parkstone Art

This is an interactive art blog in multi languages, you will find new articles on artists, art history, exhibitions, etc. Contributions welcome.

  • About us
  • Our Sites
    • Parkstone main website
    • Ebook Gallery
    • Image-bar
  • Catalogue
  • Art Book List
  • Audiobooks
  • Hardcover Book Shop
  • Languages
    • English
    • Deutsch
    • Français
    • Español
    • Italiano
    • 中文
  • About us
  • Our Sites
    • Parkstone main website
    • Ebook Gallery
    • Image-bar
  • Catalogue
  • Art Book List
  • Audiobooks
  • Hardcover Book Shop
  • Languages
    • English
    • Deutsch
    • Français
    • Español
    • Italiano
    • 中文
  • Persian art
    Art,  English,  History

    Echoes of Eternal Persian Art

    November 4, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Since its first appearance, Art and Civilization of Persia: Art, Splendour and Heritage Across Dynasties has brought to life the magnificent courtly arts and storied architecture of Iran. In this third edition, fully revised and expanded, discover new scholarship on forgotten dynasties, an updated gallery of 125 colour plates, and - for the very first time - a dedicated chapter on Omar Khayyām’s Rubāʿīyāt.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    A swimming pool, Bikini Story

    Sun, Sand, and Style: The Evolution of the Bikini

    June 6, 2023

    Schamanismus und künstlerischer Ausdruck in der sibirischen Kultur

    May 30, 2024

    Attack at an art show mistaken for performance art

    December 9, 2015
  • Central Asian Art
    Art,  English,  History

    Echoes of the Past: Discovering the treasures of Central Asia

    August 26, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Rooted in both spiritual and everyday life, Central Asian art captures a unique blend of Persian, Turkic, Mongol, and Russian aesthetics. It continues to evolve today, bridging past and present across deserts, mountains, and ancient cities.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art

    1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art: Where creativity knows no bounds

    November 7, 2023
    Angriff auf Kronstadt, 1835, Iwan Aiwasowski und die Wasserlandschaft in der russischen Malerei

    Iwan Aiwasowski und die Wasserlandschaft in der russischen Malerei

    March 3, 2023
    Viorel Cristea, Das Pflücken.

    Von der mittelalterlichen zur Naiven Kunst – eine ähnliche Annäherung?

    August 18, 2022
  • Persian art
    Art,  English,  History

    Persian secret treasures: An art once lost, Now remembered

    August 19, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Known for its detailed tilework, elegant calligraphy, exquisite carpets, and poetic symbolism, Persian art celebrates harmony, nature, and the divine. Its legacy continues to inspire with timeless beauty and profound storytelling.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Albert

    A quiet elegance: The timeless art of Albert Marquet

    November 14, 2023
    Vlad Dracula

    La légende impérissable : Révéler les sombres secrets de Vlad Dracula

    October 20, 2023
    fashion-week-bikini-banner

    Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie … Petit Bikini

    February 28, 2019
  • Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
    Art,  English

    Discovering the Multifaceted World of Persian Art and its Significance

    May 23, 2023 / 0 Comments

    The 1001 Treasures

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Meisterwerke der Blumenmalerei

    Vom Zauber der Blumen

    June 30, 2022
    Homme 249 - Loribelle Spirovki (2020), Frauen, Shelley's Art Musings

    Shelley’s Art Musings – Internationaler Frauentag – Wir feiern Künstlerinnen

    March 9, 2022

    In Dialogue with Käthe Kollwitz: Wieland Förster

    October 10, 2017
  • Registan Ensemble
    Art,  English

    Central Asian Art – A cultural heritage with its mosques, mausoleums, madrasahs, and minarets

    January 10, 2023 / 0 Comments

    There are magnificent, full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin,and, the Golden Road to Samarkand, the Blue City, a center of civilisation for 2,500 years.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Lucas Cranach – Portrait of Anna Cuspinian, 1502. In HD!

    October 27, 2014

    Degas: The Impressionist that Wasn’t

    August 15, 2013
    Halloween must read books

    Trick or treat, bag of sweets, Halloween is coming

    October 25, 2022
  • Boucicaut Master, Marco Polo with Elephants and Camels Arriving at Hormuz on the Gulf of Persia from India (detail), from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c. 1410-1412
    Art,  English

    Marco Polo and the Silk Road

    June 21, 2022 / 0 Comments

    The original manuscripts were accompanied with illustrations realised from the few descriptions made by the traveller. Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo, the various illustrations found here will send the reader on the path to discovering the distant lands as we know them today.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Peter Paul Rubens, Eine Wildschweinjagd, um 1615-1616. Öl auf Eichenholz, 137 x 168,5 cm. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden.

    Rubens: Der geistliche Vater von Botero

    February 2, 2018

    100th Anniversary of The Passing of Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919)

    December 2, 2019
    Monet

    Nature in motion – The timeless vision of Claude Monet

    June 3, 2025
  • Temple of Heaven, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, 1406-1420
    English

    Explore beautiful landscapes with Marco Polo in “The Book of Wonder”

    July 27, 2021 / 0 Comments

    The most renowned travel story of the Middle Ages has never lost its allure. A story of true wonder, Marco Polo's experiences as well as the reported myths, transport us to the heart of Central Asia, China, Indochina, and the Indian Ocean.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Lacquered panel and gold leaf, 1930

    1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art: Where Beauty Meets Craftsmanship

    July 25, 2023
    Seated Gautama Buddha, T.W. Rhys Davids Ph.D. LLD., Victoria Charles

    1000 Buddhas of Genius

    May 25, 2021
    the art of the death

    The Death in Art: Symbolism, Mythology, and Cultural Rites

    October 29, 2024
  • Seated Gautama Buddha, T.W. Rhys Davids Ph.D. LLD., Victoria Charles
    English

    1000 Buddhas of Genius

    May 25, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Perfect for all those passionate about Asian art, from neophytes to Buddhists, this fascinating work invites the reader to discover or rediscover Buddha, his history, his codes, but also his innumerable faces through one thousand representations selected from among the most beautiful works held in the world's greatest museums.

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Grand exhibitions from February to May 2018

    January 26, 2018
    aussieBum, Shearing, men's underwear

    Beneath the Surface: The Untold Story of Men’s Underwear

    June 13, 2023
    Women and the art world

    Shelley’s Art Scandal – Women and the art world – why are there so few?

    March 12, 2020
  • Art Exhibition,  English

    Diamonds in the Rough

    February 8, 2013 / 0 Comments

    Arabian nights, like Arabian days, more often than not are hotter than hot in a lot of good ways. The Arab culture has gone from gross underrepresentation in television, art, and film to an intense misrepresentation over the past twenty years or so. While film directors and screen writers are helping the media plague the minds of the public about the Middle East, it’s far less often that I experience outward hatefulness from the group of people whom are relentlessly demonised as threatening, violent, and dangerous. Children are brought up with quirky yet adorable “street-rat” Aladdin, who steals to eat and falls in love well outside of his league. We’re…

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    Tout ce qui peut être imaginé est réel

    April 3, 2018

    Color, trazo, luz: ¡bingo!

    May 23, 2013

    L’Uragano russo

    November 4, 2013
  • Art,  Art and Design,  Art Exhibition,  English

    East Meets West

    October 2, 2012 / 0 Comments

    The Musée du Louvre has been in the process of refurbishing their Department of Islamic Art for nearly four years now – expanding to give works of art ranging from India to Spain more, and deserved, space. Reopening the department this month, pieces spanning from the 8th through 19th centuries will be back on display for the masses – it’s about time, guys! Islamic, Central Asian, and Indian Art are all hugely underrepresented in western cultures. Many museums have one room with a few fantastic pieces devoted to entire eras of the eastern cultures. Which begs the question, should these pieces have even travelled outside of their home counties to…

    read more
    Parkstone International

    You May Also Like

    renaissance shoes

    Step into history: Renaissance Shoes in art and culture

    March 18, 2025
    Russian museums

    From the Hermitage to the Tretyakov: Russian Museum Powerhouses

    March 10, 2026
    graffiti-kunst

    Vom Vandalismus zur Verehrung – Amerikanische Graffiti-Kunst erobert die Galerieszene

    June 11, 2026
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • X
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • TikTok
  • Amazon
  • SoundCloud
  • Spotify
  • Mastodon
  • Threads

Follow us on Facebook

Follow us on Facebook

Top Posts & Pages

  • Shelley’s Art Musings – Voluptuous Women in Art
    Shelley’s Art Musings – Voluptuous Women in Art
  • The dark side of art: How artists have portrayed the Devil
    The dark side of art: How artists have portrayed the Devil
  • Rubens, Making Women Look Good Since 1698
    Rubens, Making Women Look Good Since 1698
  • The Pleasures of Shunga
    The Pleasures of Shunga
  • Alphonse Mucha and The Woman in Bloom
    Alphonse Mucha and The Woman in Bloom

Date of Posts


Kindly note that we are not responsible for free contributors.

CONFIDENTIAL CONCEPTS INC.

406 Suburban Dr., Newark, Delaware, USA
sales@parkstone-international.com

Parkstone International
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.
Loading Comments...

You must be logged in to post a comment.