'Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing', Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated A.H. 931/A.D. 1524–25, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm), Codices, Painting by Shaikh Zada, One of the five stories related in Nizami's Khamsa (Five Tales) concerns the love affair between the Iranian king Khusrau and the Armenian princess Shirin. This beautifully-detailed painting captures the moment when Khusrau first catches sight of Shirin, bathing in a stream
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