Bahram Gur in the White Pavilion, Iran SAFAVID, Shiraz, 16th centuryPage illustrated from a manuscript on paper of Nezami's Haft Peykar (The Seven Portraits) (1141-1209). The miniature depicts the visit of King Bahram Gur to the Persian princess Dorosti in the White Pavilion. Both are depicted in the center, dressed in white, surrounded by servants bringing food, and enjoying the spectacle of music and dance before them. On either side of the miniature, a calligraphic text in Persian nasta'liq in reserve on a gold background with polychrome flowers and divided into four columns. On the reverse, 17 lines of text, one of which is obliquely arranged and surrounded by floral spandrels, and the title appearing in white letters in an illuminated cartouche. Dim. at sight : 29,7 x 22,7 cmConsolidation on the right margin, wetness on the bottom left, small repaints on the whole, oxidation of the silver . Provenance : Collection of the Baroness of N. The Haft Peykar (The Seven Portraits) is one of the Khamseh novels of the famous Persian poet . A painting with Bahram Gur in the white palace, Safavid Iran, Shiraz, 16th century