androphilia:The Lovers by Riza-yi `Abbasi, A.H. 1039 / A.D. 1630Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on
androphilia:The Lovers by Riza-yi `Abbasi, A.H. 1039 / A.D. 1630Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper6 7⁄8 × 4 3⁄8 in / 17.5 × 11.1 cmThe Metropolitan Museum of Art“The artist Riza‑yi ‘Abbasi revolutionized Persian painting and drawing with his inventive use of calligraphic line and unusual palette. He painted The Lovers toward the end of a long, successful career at the Safavid court. The subject of a couple entwined reflects a newly relaxed attitude to sensuality introduced in the reign of Shah Safi (r. 1629–42). Here the figures are inextricably bound together, merged volumes confined within one outline.“ -- source link