KIANOOSH MOTAGHEDI
Researching, Curating, and Writing the Visual Culture of Iranian & Islamic Art
Kianoosh Motaghedi is an independent researcher and art historian in Islamic art, curator and writer specializing in Iranian and Persian art, with particular expertise in Qajar-era visual culture, Persian carpets, ceramics, manuscripts, and Islamic codicology.
Authored Books
Based on primary sources, museum collections, and archival research.
Original research and monographs by Kianoosh Motaghedi, exploring Iranian art, Qajar visual culture, Persian ceramics, manuscripts, and architectural heritage.
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Negarsetan Khaqan Palaces From Fath ‘Ali Shah Era Danyar Pub 2025 
From Golestan Garden to Golestan PalaceDanyar Pub2021 
Tile and Tile Makers of Tehran in the Qajar Era Danyar Pub2022 
Pictorial Diary of the Shah of Persia Maan pub2023 
Chehreh Negari Darbari Royal Qajar PortraitMaan pub2022
Translated Works
Including major works by leading scholars of Iranian art history.
Authoritative Persian translations of key international studies in Iranian and Islamic art, bridging global scholarship and Persian readership.
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Royal Persian Paintings. Maan Pub 2022
A Collectors PassionMaan Pub 2023
Iranian Complexities Maan Pub 202
In Search of Persian Pottery Maan Pub 2022.
Policy and Courtly Etiquette in Safavid Paintings Maan Pub 2026
Qajar Portraits Danyar Pub 2021
The Great Ilkhanid Shahnameh Maan Pub 2025
Persian Art Khatt o Tarh Pub 2020