"Women Bathing by Moonlight", Folio from the Davis Album

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18th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

The scene of bathing women being observed by a man at a window is probably inspired by the romance of Khusrau and Shirin. In this famous story written by the poet Nizami, Khusrau is transfixed by Shirin’s beauty when he sees her bathing in a pool with her companions.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915