With its great public square, majestic avenues, and noble gardens, Isfahan, the capital city of Safavid Iran in the 17th century, afforded endless opportunities for court ceremony, promenades, and people-watching. Stylish or eccentric, the Isfahanis captured the attention of writers and artists alike, providing colorful subject matter for the growing genre of single-page paintings.
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