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Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami by Islamic — VisualArtsDB

Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Khusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

1480–1490

Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 28.1 × 34.7 cm (11 1/16 × 13 1/4 in.); Left page: W.: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); Right page: W.: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)
Genre: miniature (painting)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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