Critic's Notebook: LACMA's Magical Ardabil Carpet

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES | Blog
By Christopher Knight

Ardabil Carpet, one of the two greatest Persian rugs ever woven

CALIFORNIA - Now's your chance: The breathtaking Ardabil Carpet, an incomparable 16th-century masterpiece that ranks among the greatest works in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's permanent collection, is on view at the museum through Labor Day. It's the centerpiece to "Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Court," one of LACMA's big summer shows. This is just the fifth time the carpet has been displayed since its 1965 museum debut. [link]