| DATE | 1627 |
| AUTHOR | Muhammad Qasim (? - ?) ? - Persia |
| MEDIA | Ink, gouache and gold on paper |
| SIZE | (all page) 27,5 x 16,8 cm |
| LOCATION | France - Paris - Musée du Louvre |
| NOTES | The cult of the dandy reached its zenith in Persia's Safavid dynasty (1502-1736). In this miniature, Muhammed Qasim presents the handsome Shah and his young lover enfolded in a tender embrace. Other portraits of Shah Abbas, who was a great connoisseur of art as well as head of the Naqsbandiah Sufi order, show the page boy right behind his master, gazing at him lovingly. |
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