Princely Couple by Unknown Artist - 1400–1405 - 48.9 x 31.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art Princely Couple by Unknown Artist - 1400–1405 - 48.9 x 31.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art

Princely Couple

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper • 48.9 x 31.9 cm
  • Unknown Artist Unknown Artist 1400–1405

Time for a very mysterious and very beautiful piece that shows LOVE!  :)

Considering its unusually large scale, scholars have suggested that this painting of an embracing couple may have once served as a model for wall painting. No text is found on the painting to aid in the identification of the couple, but they have been compared to legendary tragic lovers of Persian literature, including the characters of Khusrau and Shirin, known from the poet Nizami’s Khamsa (Quintet). 

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