Riza-yi `Abbasi (ca. 1565–1635), The Lovers, Persian Date: dated A.H. 1039/ A.D. 1630 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Collection
Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth,
“You owe Me.”
Look what happens with
A love like that,
It lights the whole sky.
– from The Gift
Persian, of the Saqqakana School (click image for source)
Decorative painting in the 16th century Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, which was built for Shah Abbas in the 16th century.
ancient art of Persia, detail, artist unknown
ancient art of persia, detail, artist unknown