TERHAN � �Simorgh� and �Environment, Man and Nature�, two works by Iranian master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian, were unveiled Saturday at the Farshchian Museum of Tehran�s Sadabad Cultural Historical Complex.


Director of Cultural Heritage Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Masud Soltanifar and CHTHO deputy director Bahman Namvar Motalq attended the ceremony, Persian media reported.

��Simorgh� proposed by grand Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli, is a symbol of the human being and shows �that people are always after the truth,� Farshcchian said at the ceremony.

He added that the idea of his second tableau �Environment, Man and Nature� was initiated last year by the head of Iran�s Department of Environment, Masumeh Ebtekar.

�In one corner of the painting a monster is observed that has polluted everywhere, and on the other side there are angels who are cleaning up the environment,� he explained.

�I believe protecting the environment is quite simple and I truly ask the citizens to love their environment and help preserve it,� Farshchian said.

Namvar Motalq also said that Farshchian�s painting would be very influential in environmental protection.

�Our nature has been hurt and we need to improve it in Iran and around the world,� said Mohammad Mojabi, a top official at the Department of Environment.

By Tehran Times