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Persian, Shiraz

Laila and Majnun at School, ca. 1570

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Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Persian

Title

Laila and Majnun at School

Year

ca. 1570

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • watercolor,
  • gold

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Plate: 24 x 19.2 cm (9 7/16 x 7 9/16 inches)

Place

Shiraz; Iran

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

45.069

Projects & Publications

Publications

Glimpses of Grandeur

Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Shahzia Sikander

November 12, 2021 - January 30, 2022

This painting, from a copy of the manuscript Khamsa (Quintet) by the poet Nizami (1141–1209), illustrates the site where Laila and Majnun, protagonists of the story, fall in love. They are in school, surrounded by typical activities: students are preparing paper for use, exercising, reading, and writing. The architecture and patterning in Safavid-period works such as this one were among the inspirations for Sikander’s thesis painting, The Scroll.

Glimpses of Grandeur

September 24 - December 26, 1999

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Laila and Majnun at school, around 1570
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Laila and Majnun at school, around 1570

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