Couple With Two Attendants

This striking miniature painting illustrates a scene from a bygone era as if frozen in time. It depicts a couple on a terrace, accompanied by two attendants. There is a remarkable emphasis on the details, be it the opulent terrace or the nature in the backdrop that extends to the horizon. True to its Persian style, the artwork is further embellished with richly decorative borders.

The process of painting on old paper as in this particular work, is a complicated one, where the page, taken from an old book, is first cleaned and then painted upon.