Description

Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in Kashan in 1848, to a family with a strong artistic tradition, tracing their origins back to notable painters during the reign of Nader Shah.

Kamal-Al-Molk's Tomb was formerly located in the cemetery of garden of Sheikh Attar's tomb, near the wall of the garden. In 1954, owing to the enlargement of the garden, Kamalolmolk's tomb was located in it. In 1963, the mausoleum was reconstructed (Design by Houshang Seyhoun in 1959 and constructed by K.Zh.T. Co.) at the order of National Monuments Society. Kamal-ol-Molk's bust was installed in mausoleum which made by one of his disciples, Abolhassan Sadighi.

References:
1. Kamal-Al-Molk was an Iranian painter of the European academic style during the late Qajar and early Pahlavi periods.[ Ext. Link ]

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