Description
This Safavid painting from Walters W.668 depicts Mary (Maryam) and Jesus ('Isa), as indicated by the inscription. It dates to the late11th century AH/AD 17th and is attributable to the Safavid painter Shaykh "Abbasi, whose works range between 1060 AH/AD 1650 to 1095 AH/AD 1683-1684 and who executed several portraits similar to this one. Shaykh "Abbasi often signed his name in a rectangular panel, as seen in the left foreground here. The signature was erased at some point. The painting is executed in opaque watercolor and gold. The blue, pink, and purple borders with illuminated floral motifs probably date to the early 13th century AH/AD 19th.
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