Iran/Persia: 'The Fainting of Laylah and Majnun'. Folio from the Third Book of Nizami's 'Khamsah' (Quintet), Shiraz, later 16th century. This painting depicts a well-known passage from the story of Layla and Majnun described in the third book of Nizami's 'Khamsah or 'Quintet'. Separated by their respective tribes' hostility, forced marriage, and years of exile into the wilderness, the two ill-fated lovers meet again for the last time before their deaths thanks to the intervention of Majnun's elderly messenger.

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Size: 3300px × 5420px
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