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Gol-o-Bolbol: The Flower, the Bird, and the Language of Longing

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Gol-o-Bolbol: The Flower, the Bird, and the Language of Longing

The flower says nothing; the nightingale sings for it. Gol-o-Bolbol, the motif where beauty and longing hold in a single image.

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Leili and Majnun: When Love Becomes Image

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Leili and Majnun: When Love Becomes Image

A love story so vast it left the poem to become a motif. Leili and Majnun, or how longing takes the form of an image.

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Polo: From Royal Game to Painted Scene

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Polo: From Royal Game to Painted Scene

Before it was a sport, polo was a courtly spectacle: horses at full stretch, precise gestures, prestige. No wonder painters never tired of it.

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