Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text in Khamsa of Nizami (verso), from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami
Cleveland Museum of Art

Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text in Khamsa of Nizami (verso), from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami

c. 1560–80

opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The wife recounts a tale with dancing fairies, suggested by the girl dancing to music in the foreground of the painting.

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