Curator's Pick: Twists on Tradition with Dr. Michael Chagnon
Dr. Michael Chagnon’s latest Curator’s Pick puts the viewer “at the very edge of a psychological and artistic drama.” The 16th-century single-sheet painting he highlights is a daring and unorthodox depiction of Shirin, the tragic heroine of poet Nizami’s love story Khusraw and Shirin. With Dr. Chagnon as your guide, discover what makes this take on the lovers’ first encounter — one of the most commonly illustrated and recognizable scenes in the Iranian tradition — so irresistibly striking.