Yusuf and Zulaikha

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Hyderabad (made)

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 debelopend at the Hyderabad court in the 18th century.

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Categories	Paintings Gardens & Gardening Islam Illustration Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Yusuf and Zulaikha (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper Paint Opaque Watercolour Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Yusuf approaching Zulaykha, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Hyderabad, ca. 1750
Physical description	Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Zulaykha in a palace garden attended by maids with Yusuf approaching, illustration to the Persian romance Yusuf and Zulayka.
Content description	Zulaykha in a palace garden attended by maids with Yusuf approaching.
Style	Deccani
Object history	Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design. RP 57/68
Subjects depicted	Yusuf Zulaikha
Summary	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 debelopend at the Hyderabad court in the 18th century.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	D.368-1908

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Record created	May 14, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154649/yusuf-and-zulaikha-painting-unknown/

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