Two Drunkards, c. 1550-1600, 6 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. ( x cm), Ink on paper, Iran, Safavid period (1501-1736), The mid-1500s saw dramatic shifts in the production of Persian painting, when imperial patronage shifted away from the extensive illuminated manuscripts seen in the cases to the left. This encouraged artists to create single-page paintings and drawings to sell to members of the emerging mercantile class. With this shift came a diversification of tastes, along with the rise of the Sufi (or mystical) traditions of Islam, which may have inspired this imagery

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