EditorialAn infant in its cradle reproaches an adulterous king about to indulge an illicit passion. Sinbadnama, the Story of Sinbad, in an anonymous Persian version, with 72 miniatures. c.1575. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 3214, f.106. Language: Persian.
EditorialA scene from the tale of the old woman and the merchant's wife who, by mistake, led her to her husband for an illicit affair. Sinbadnama, the Story of Sinbad, in an anonymous Persian version, with 72 miniatures. c.1575. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 3214, f.68....
EditorialA scene from the tale of the old woman and the merchant's wife who, by mistake, led her to her husband for an illicit affair. Sinbadnama, the Story of Sinbad, in an anonymous Persian version, with 72 miniatures. c.1575. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 3214, f.68....
EditorialAn infant in its cradle reproaches an adulterous king about to indulge an illicit passion. Sinbadnama, the Story of Sinbad, in an anonymous Persian version, with 72 miniatures. c.1575. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 3214, f.106. Language: Persian.
EditorialPaul Gavarni (aka Hippolyte-Guillaume-Sulpice Chevalier, French, 1804 - 1866). My husband's last passion? See what the daguerreotype says. Not pretty, a common air, and what awful hands...one wonders what a creature like that has going for her. Illicit...
EditorialPaolo and Francesca da Rimini 1855 Throughout his life Rossetti was fascinated by stories of tragic lovers and illicit love. Here he illustrates the story of Francesca and her brother-in-law Paolo, from Inferno by the medieval poet Dante. They are co...