This episode appears early in the story, before the two lovers have met in person; in fact, they have only seen portraits of one another. While riding on his horse, Khusraw admires a young beauty bathing but does not know it is Shirin.
Details
- Title: Khusraw Spies Shirin Bathing
- Date: c. 1700
- Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions: image: 4-3/4 x 2-5/8 in. (12.1 x 6.7 cm); sheet: 11-7/8 x 7-3/8 in. (30.2 x 18.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Suneet and Alka Kapoor
- Accession Number: P.2003.05.1
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
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Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum (2002-2008)
- Norton Simon Museum, 2009-04-17 to 2009-08-31
Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection
- Norton Simon Museum, 2004-04-02 to 2004-09-06
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