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The Lovers Reza Abbasi, 1630
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The Lovers

Reza Abbasi Β· 1630

Why it's great

A young man and a woman in rich Persian clothes sit close together, and she offers him a cup of wine. Reza Abbasi painted it in about 1630, and he was one of the most famous painters in Persia.

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πŸ“ Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States

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About the artist

Reza Abbasi

1565–1635 Β· born in Kashan Β· died in Isfahan

Reza Abbasi was a Persian painter, born in about 1565. He worked at the court of Shah Abbas the Great in Isfahan, and painted elegant figures in graceful lines. He died in 1635.

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