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art and photography

Painting of the Day: “The Lovers” (Iran, 1630)

Juan Cole 10/14/2017

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Riza-yi `Abbasi (d. 1635) | ( Metropolitan Museum) | – –

The Lovers

Artist: Painting by Riza-yi `Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565–1635)
Date: dated A.H. 1039/ A.D. 1630
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

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Via Metropolitan Museum, New York.

Filed Under: art and photography, History, Iran

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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