Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting, c. 1764. Creator: Unknown.

Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting, c. 1764. Creator: Unknown.

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Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting, c. 1764. Joseph, called Yusuf in Arabic and Persian sources, had been thrown into a well by his jealous older brothers. Although his eldest brother intended to return and rescue him, Joseph was taken by a caravan and brought to Egypt to be sold as a slave. When Zulaykha saw Joseph in the market, she recognized him as the lover she had seen in her dreams since childhood and so purchased him for herself. When read as a religious allegory, Zulaykha’s passionate desire for Joseph is interpreted as the yearning of the soul to be joined with the perfect beauty of God.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Opaque watercolour, gold and ink on paper

Picture Type
  1. Painting

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4115x6131
File Size : 73,914kb


Aliases

  1. 1939.164
  1. 118041
  1. 0940008412
  1. 1939.164
  1. 2-748-445
  1. 2748445

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