Curator's Pick: A Gratifying Union with Bita Pourvash

Our latest Curator’s Pick is all about unity. While the illustration, painted in 17th-century India, represents an idyllic romantic scene, the work itself is a marriage of diverse cultural influences and ideas of beauty. Explore the connections with this short video presented by Aga Khan Museum Assistant Curator Bita Pourvash.

Go here to learn more about this manuscript painting, a folio from a manuscript of the Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa‘di (accession number AKM284.2): https://agakhanmuseum.org/collectionslabel/4-ac-a-prince-and-his-beloved-akm284.21

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