Lotfollah Dome, Isfahan, Iran (framed)
From the domed ceiling of the mosque in Isfahan, originally for women only. The geometry is based on the number 9, with 9 reducing concentric circles each containing 32 circles. Drawn by compass on handmade paper from Two Rivers Mill in Somerset, a back ground wash made from spiced pear tea, painted with various natural pigments, gold gouache and gilded with 24 carat gold leaf.
From the domed ceiling of the mosque in Isfahan, originally for women only. The geometry is based on the number 9, with 9 reducing concentric circles each containing 32 circles. Drawn by compass on handmade paper from Two Rivers Mill in Somerset, a back ground wash made from spiced pear tea, painted with various natural pigments, gold gouache and gilded with 24 carat gold leaf.
From the domed ceiling of the mosque in Isfahan, originally for women only. The geometry is based on the number 9, with 9 reducing concentric circles each containing 32 circles. Drawn by compass on handmade paper from Two Rivers Mill in Somerset, a back ground wash made from spiced pear tea, painted with various natural pigments, gold gouache and gilded with 24 carat gold leaf.