Education & Enrichment Series | The Venetians Maneuver with the Persians to Repel Ottoman Aggression

Art historian Dr. Negar Rokhgar explores the enduring connections between the Republic of Venice and Safavid Shahs of Persia that resulted in complex diplomatic exchanges fostered through the establishment of reciprocal embassies and gift exchanges, presenting a series of objects and visual records associated with the Persian and Venetian missions. Dr. Rokhgar analyzes how these objects functioned as modes of communication integral to solidifying new forms of cross-cultural relationships in the early modern period.
Previously recorded on May 20, 2021.
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