Kaiserin Farah Pahlavi | Davood Roostaei

Coat of arms of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran

The last Empress of Iran Farah Pahlavi, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi,

Princess Jasmine Pahlavi and Davood Roostaei.

The Empress Farah Pahlavi and Emperor of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

The ex-Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi and Emperor of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

The ex-Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi
with the artists Salvador Dalí, Davood Roostaei and Andy Warhol.

The Crown Prince of Persia Reza Pahlavi and Davood Roostaei.

The ex-Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi
with the artist Davood Roostaei.

The ex-Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi in front of the painting by Davood Roostaei.

The ex-Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi with Davood Roostaei and the Crown Prince of Persia Reza Pahlavi.

Davood Roostaei with the former Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi in Vancouver.

Former Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi reads the report on Davood Roostaei with great interest.

The former Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi with Davood Roostaei and the Crown Prince of Persia Reza Pahlavi in Vancouver.

Davood Roostaei and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

The former Empress of Persia Farah Pahlavi with Davood Roostaei in Vancouver.

LIONS OF IRAN

This painting shows the Persian lion in attack mode, protesting in its own way against the renaming of the "Persian Gulf" and issuing a blunt warning to all those arrogant figures who think they can play childish games with the history of an ancient nation. "Don't play with the lion's tail!" In the background of the painting you can see the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire and the father of all true Iranians. In the lower part of the painting the Persian Gulf is shown in red. Red is the color of blood and reminds us of the many human sacrifices that have been made for the motherland over the last 4000 years. Once again, Davood Roostaei used his art as a peaceful means to express himself and speak for the millions of Iranians who do not have the opportunity to raise their voices.