  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  These doors are decorated with medallions showing single figures and couples feasting in a lush garden, reflecting the luxurious lifestyle of the Persian rulers in the seventeenth century. The doors are said to come from the pleasure pavilion of Shah &acirc;&#128;&#152;Abbas I in Isfahan and the style of paintings reflect the influence of Riza-i Abbasi, the shah&acirc;&#128;&#153;s leading court painter.
  
  
  Title
  Pair of Doors
  
  
  Artwork Date
  ca. 1650
  
  Artist
  Manner of Reza 'Abbasi
  
  
  
  Life Dates
  ca. 1565 - 1635
  
  
  
  
  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Some definitions include:
  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  Iranian
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Applewood, gilding and lacquer
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 76 1/4 &Atilde;&#151; 33 &Atilde;&#151; 1 3/8 inches (193.7 &Atilde;&#151; 83.8 &Atilde;&#151; 3.5 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Architecture
  
  
  Department
  Islamic Art
  
  
  Credit
  City of Detroit Purchase
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  26.7
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
