Figure 1.--Here is a beautifully and delicately detailed Persian painting of a king and his youthful servant stopping for a drink next to a tree in an idyllic landscape, with grass and wild flowers in the foreground, mountains in the background, and birds and clouds in the sky, all surrounded by an intricate boarder pattern in gold that is very similar to textiles. The illustratioin gives us a view of how the wealthy class and their servants dressed.

Persian art was strongly influenced by Chinese art during the Mongol era. Here is a beautifully and delicately detailed Persian painting of a king and his youthful servant stopping for a drink next to a tree in an idyllic landscape, with grass and wild flowers in the foreground, mountains in the background, and birds and clouds in the sky, all surrounded by an intricate boarder pattern in gold that is very similar to textiles. The illustration gives us a view of how the wealthy class and their servants dressed. I'm not sure yet how to date this image.

Created: 3:44 AM 10/27/2004
Last updated: 3:44 AM 10/27/2004