Persian Horseman Decorative Plate Medieval

Persian Horseman Decorative Plate MedievalThis decorative plate is a worthy addition to any home or office decor! Years before his 1832 trip to North Africa, Eugene Delacroix (1798 1863) developed an interest in depicting objects from Islamic cultures. He discovered examples to study and copy among the miniatures, coins, and manuscripts in the royal library and works on view at the Louvre. Delacroix also owned a copy made by his friend Gericault after a Persian miniature (Bazin 2635). The

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