The Lovers. Artist: Painting by Riza-yi `Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635). Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)Page: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: dated A.H. 1039/ A.D. 1630.The artist Riza-yi 'Abbasi revolutionized Persian painting and drawing with his inventive use of calligraphic line and unusual palette. He painted The Lovers toward the end of a long, successful career at the Safavid court. The subject of a couple entwined reflects a newly relaxed attitude to sensuality introduced in the reign of Shah Safi (r. 1629-42). Here the figures are inextricably bound together, merged volumes confined within one outline. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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The Lovers. Artist: Painting by Riza-yi `Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635). Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)Page: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: dated A.H. 1039/ A.D. 1630.The artist Riza-yi 'Abbasi revolutionized Persian painting and drawing with his inventive use of calligraphic line and unusual palette. He painted The Lovers toward the end of a long, successful career at the Safavid court. The subject of a couple entwined reflects a newly relaxed attitude to sensuality introduced in the reign of Shah Safi (r. 1629-42). Here the figures are inextricably bound together, merged volumes confined within one outline. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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