Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Title: Yusuf Fleeing from Zuleykhan/Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife
Creator: Bihzad, Kamal al-Din, miniature painter
Description: Zuleykhan, the wife of a chief of Misr, becomes infatuated with Yusuf, the chief’s personal attendant. They became more intimate until Yusuf remembers that God can see everything. He refuses Zuleykhan and as he leaves the room, she catches him by the garment, tearing a piece of it. She then produces the torn cloth as evidence to her husband and accuses Yusuf of rape. This miniature was painted in Iran.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Islam Joseph (Biblical Figure) Potiphar’s Wife Saadi, Persian Author Sexuality Zulaykha (Qur'anic Figure)
Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean
Century: 15
Date: 1488
Related Work: Saadi, Bustan [The Fruit Orchard]
Current Location: Cairo, Egyptian National Library, Adab Fârsi 908, fol. 3v
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript Immuminations
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Paper; Watercolor; Gold
Donor: Sultan Husayn Bayqara
Height/Width/Length(cm): 30.5 cm/21.6 cm/
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