Null SCENE FROM THE SHAHNAMEH (BOOK OF KINGS) Persian miniature. Dim.: 32x21 cm.

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SCENE FROM THE SHAHNAMEH (BOOK OF KINGS) Persian miniature. Dim.: 32x21 cm.

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SCENE FROM THE SHAHNAMEH (BOOK OF KINGS) Persian miniature. Dim.: 32x21 cm.

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Esther before Ahasuerus - Venetian Master, 2nd half of the 18th century - Figural scene in a palace interior, Esther begs her husband, the Persian king Ahasuerus, for mercy for her Jewish people. Oil on canvas 80 x 110 cm; untreated. - Heavy age damage, hole.

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Landscape with hunting scene - Indo-Persian miniature painting, probably 19th century - Several hunters on horseback and on foot hunting leopards and antelopes. Book illustration with accompanying text above and below. Gouache with gold heightening on paper. Visible dimensions 20.5 x 12.3 cm; in passepartout.

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