Caption

Mirror frame, Islamic art, Persian, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925; painting depicting deserts, cosmetic accessories, lovers, animals elephants, camels, palm trees, birds, turtles; reverse: frame only; 19th century, Iran; miniature; height 28.7 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 1.4 cm., The image shows a painted scene with warm yellow and brown tones dominating the background and figures, accented by red and blue in the border and clothing. A central pair of human figures sit on the ground; one wears layered garments with visible red and blue details and the other appears bare-chested. Surrounding them is a variety of animals including a camel, an elephant, a horse with a red mane or covering, a bear-like creature standing on hind legs, several dog- and cat-like animals, a few hoofed animals, and a group of birds in flight and on the ground. The setting includes a rocky hillside, a few trees with drooping branches, and decorative architectural elements near the camel. The painted surface has an aged, crackled texture and is enclosed by a patterned border in blue and red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_296

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (4.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mirror frame Islamic art Persian Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 painting depicting deserts cosmetic accessories lovers animals elephants camels palm trees birds turtles reverse frame 19th century Iran miniature height 28.7 cm width 18.5 cm depth 1.4 cm image painted scene warm yellow brown tones dominating background figures accented red blue border clothing central pair human figures sit ground wears layered garments visible red blue details bare-chested Surrounding them variety animals camel elephant horse red mane covering bear- creature standing hind legs several dog- cat- hoofed animals group flight setting includes rocky hillside trees drooping branches decorative architectural elements near painted surface aged crackled texture enclosed patterned border red.