Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Tow Youths Hand in Hand - Safavid Period

Painting
Era: Safavid Period, Persia
Date: 16th century
Kept in Musee Guimet, Paris, France.
Source: Iranian.com

This Safavid painting shows two youths hand in had. It was created sometime at the end of 16th century in Qazvin, Iran. It is now kept in Guimet Museum in France. The Guimet Museum (French: Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet or Musée Guimet) is a museum of Asian art located at 6, place d'Iéna in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It has one of the largest collections of Asian art outside Asia.