Mohammad Farahani

When he was thirteen years old,[1] he met Hossein Qollar-Aqasi, one of the founding fathers of the genre, at a coffeehouse in Tehran (Qahveh-khaneh Mehdi Siah) while accompanying his wandering dervish uncle.

Realizing the young boy's talent, Hossein Qollar-Aqasi took him under his mentorship.

Farahani produced oil paintings and églomisé works depicting scenes from the Shahnameh, The Battle of Karbala, among others.

[2] He was the mentor of contemporary artist Ala Ebtekar[3] His works are in the permanent collection of such institutions as the Reza Abbasi Museum in Tehran and the Iranian Cultural Heritage Museum.

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