| DATE | Early 17th century |
| AUTHOR | Abu'l Hasan (Nadir al-Zaman) - India |
| MEDIA | Color and gold on paper |
| SIZE | 12.4 x 7.3 cm |
| LOCATION | USA - Washington DC - Smithsonian Institution |
| NOTES | Portraits of graceful and sexually appealing young men, reading or holding flowers, are frequent in Iranian painting though rare in Indian Mughal (1526-1858) art. This drawing of an elegant youth is by the master painter Abu'l Hasan. Known as "Nadir-al-zaman" (Wonder of the Age), Abu'l Hasan was one of the finest painters of the Mughal emperor Jahangir's atelier. |
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