Iskandar entertains the Khaqan, c1505. Iskandar (Alexander the Great) and the Khaqan (Khan) are seated on mats in a rich green landscape, surrounded by courtiers and entertained by two young musicians and a girl dancer. Persian miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the 'Khamsa' (Five Poems) of Nizami, produced in Iran.
Iskandar entertains the Khaqan, c1505. Iskandar (Alexander the Great) and the Khaqan (Khan) are seated on mats in a rich green landscape, surrounded by courtiers and entertained by two young musicians and a girl dancer. Persian miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the 'Khamsa' (Five Poems) of Nizami, produced in Iran.