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1600 (ca.), [Iranian], Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: This Safavid illustration depicts a scene from a story of Shaikh San'an that often appears in other manuscripts of the Mantiq al-Tair. The text on the folio describes the moment when Shaikh San'an loses belief in Islam and ignores his disciples' remonstrances. He gazes at the Christian maiden, who stands on a balcony, as his disciples talk to each other with perplexed expressions.
1600 (ca.), [Iranian], Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: This Safavid illustration depicts a scene from a story of Shaikh San'an that often appears in other manuscripts of the Mantiq al-Tair. The text on the folio describes the moment when Shaikh San'an loses belief in Islam and ignores his disciples' remonstrances. He gazes at the Christian maiden, who stands on a balcony, as his disciples talk to each other with perplexed expressions.