Title
Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto)..., c. 1400-1410. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits], c. 1400-1410. The Khamsa, a suite of five poems written by Nizami in the 12th century, recounts the history and legends of pre-Islamic Iran with an emphasis on love rather than war. Here, in an early extant depiction of a favorite story, Shah Bahram Gur visits a princess in a black pavilion; this is one of seven paintings depicting the king visiting one of his seven wives, each in a different coloured pavilion, on successive days of the week. The princess is shown telling a story after a day of lovemaking.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F70_282
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