Sujet
Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting, c. 1764. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting, c. 1764. Joseph, called Yusuf in Arabic and Persian sources, had been thrown into a well by his jealous older brothers. Although his eldest brother intended to return and rescue him, Joseph was taken by a caravan and brought to Egypt to be sold as a slave. When Zulaykha saw Joseph in the market, she recognized him as the lover she had seen in her dreams since childhood and so purchased him for herself. When read as a religious allegory, Zulaykha?s passionate desire for Joseph is interpreted as the yearning of the soul to be joined with the perfect beauty of God.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G20_259
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
72,2Mo (7,9Mo) / 34,8cm x 51,9cm / 4115 x 6131 (300dpi)