Posts tagged #persianart
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Zahhak is Told His Fate
A tyrant faints from his jewelled throne — inside the most celebrated page of Persia's Book of Kings, painted for Shah Tahmasp around 1524.
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The Besotted Night Attack
Inside Qadimi's Shahnameh masterpiece where Persian revelry meets Turanian ambush in a single unforgettable night.