Portrait of a courtesan
Polychrome pigments... Lot 196
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Portrait of a courtesan
Polychrome pigments and gold on wood
Iran, 20th century for the painting
H. 72.7 cm - L 81.5 cm
19th century frame
The painting depicts a young woman richly dressed and adorned with jewels, lying against an embroidered cushion, next to her attendant. The central panel, which is based on the iconography popular in the Zand and Qadjara periods, is set in a wooden frame with floral decoration and four festooned
The central panel, which is based on iconography popular in the Zand and Qadjara periods, is set in a wooden frame with floral decoration and four scalloped cartouches with Gul-O-Bulbul (Rose and Nightingale) decoration on a gold background. The ancient frame was probably intended to hold a mirror, on which the central painting was then placed.
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