Yusuf and Zulaikha
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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About the painting
This charming painting from Hyderabad shows Zulaykha in a palace garden attended by maids. Yusuf approaches in the background. The story of Yusuf and Zuleikha was a popular romance and was illustrated in many different parts of the Islamic world. This example is done in the distinctive style developed at the Hyderabad court in the 18th century.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- D.368-1908
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
