Title
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eighth night: The deceitful wife returns..., 1558-1560. Creator: Shravana (Indian).
Caption
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eighth night: The deceitful wife returns to her terrace after caressing her lover, 1558-1560. In order to convince the king that he should not have the prince executed solely on the basis of the handmaiden's accusation, the king's seven viziers each tell a story about the actions of a deceitful woman. This painting depicts the opening scene of the story told by the fifth of seven viziers. An adulterous wife has surreptitiously climbed down from her room to caress a man on the street, whom she wants to take as a lover. In the margin of the painting on this page is an inscription written in Persian identifying the name of the artist Shravana.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F96_423
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49,1Mb (5,7Mb) / 11,1in x 17,2in / 3328 x 5162 (300dpi)