"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, Painting by Unknown

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The Eavesdropper', Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 8 7/8 in. ( cm), Codices, Painting by Unknown, This folio once illustrated a magnificent manuscript of Nizami’s Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits). The story of the Seven Portraits comprises a series of moralizing tales as told to the Persian hero Bahram Gur by seven princesses

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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