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Courtyard of a Palace by Islamic — VisualArtsDB

Courtyard of a Palace

Courtyard of a Palace

1499–1599

Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 22.9 × 13.1 cm (9 × 5 3/8 in.); Paper: 26.8 × 14.2 cm (10 9/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
Genre: miniature (painting)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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