Landscape in the Miniatures of Iran

he landscape painting has a significant position in European as well as in Iranian paintings.Painting in Iran, from the fIrst centuries,A.D, to now is being developed based on Iranian specific beliefs and aesthetics.Naturalism and man - Environment interrelationships which has been rooted in ancient Iran are the particular characteristic of Iranian miniatures as an essential and an aesthetician element. Gardens and court yards with water streams and all kind of the birds and the plants, according to the most of the specialist are based on the image of the Heaven.