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Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic

1485 (890 A.H.)

Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami by Islamic

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

28.1 × 34.7 cm (11 1/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Left page: W.: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); Right page: W.: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)

Classification

miniature painting

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

62149

About the Artist

Islamic

Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...

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