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Zal sequestration by Simurgh
The origins of Persian miniature are difficult to establish, but most historians agree that his “golden age” was reached between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. During the Mongol Empire, the leaders brought artists from Persia to China, introducing several advances such as miniature portrait. In the same influences arises regular presence in the miniatures of legendary animals such as dragons or buraqs. Read the rest of this entry »