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Episode from the love story of Laila and Majnun, the emaciated Majnun sitting in a landscape with a man and his camel
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Episode from the love story of Laila and Majnun, the emaciated Majnun sitting in a landscape with a man and his camel

anonymous · c. 1500 - c. 1700 · brush; paper; deck paint; gilt paint; gouache (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Majnun's Father Visits His Son in the Wilderness. Illustration from the story of Laila and Majnun from the Khamsa of Nizami.

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drawingPersian miniature
Credit lineEpisode uit de liefdesgeschiedenis van Laila en Majnun, de vermagerde Majnun zit in een landschap met een man en zijn kameel. c. 1500 - c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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