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Title:
The Master Spies Bathing Maidens
Creator:
Bihzad, Kamal al-Din, miniature painter
Description:
The manuscript narrates a prince's spiritual progression as he hears seven tales of wisdom told on successive nights by his seven would-be brides. Each bride is lodged beneath a pavilion the color of which corresponds to that of her dominant planet. Here the seven princesses bathe together outside the Khwarnaq Palace.
Source:
Wikimedia Commons
Rights:
Public domain
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Astrology
Islam
Nizâmi (Persian author, 1141-1209)
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean
Century:
15
Date:
1494
Related Work:
Nizâmi, Haft Paykar/Haft Gunbad/Seven Beauties
Current Location:
London, British Museum, OR. 6810, fol. 190r
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Paper; Paint
Donor:
Layman; Amîr Alï Fârsî Barlâs, Ruler of Samarquand
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