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Layla and Majnun before the King Who Sees the Divine in Everything (painting recto, text verso of folio 33) from a manuscript of Subhat al-abrar by Jami

Layla and Majnun before the King Who Sees the Divine in Everything (painting recto, text verso of folio 33) from a manuscript of Subhat al-abrar by Jami

The first illustration of this manuscript depicts the king who saw everything was the Divine: "He who appears in Layla's figure, He who looks on through Majnun's eyes."

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Safavid period

Manuscripts