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Layla and Majnun

File:Layla and Majnun2.jpg

Original - A scene from Nezami's adaptation of the romance "Layla and Majnun". The thwarted lovers meet for the last time before their deaths. Both have fainted and Majnun's elderly messenger attempts to revive Layla while wild animals protect the pair from unwelcome intruders. Late sixteenth century illustration.

Reason

Ever wonder where the Eric Clapton song "Layla" gets its title? The love story originated in Arabia in the seventh century about a man driven to madness when the woman he loves is forced to marry someone else. This is a sixteenth century illustration for a twelfth century Persian adaptation of the tale. Restored version of File:Layla and Majnun.jpg.

Articles this image appears in

Nezami, Layla and Majnun

Creator

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• Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 06:48, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
• Comment - The source link appears to be dead. ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 13:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Actually, it may be an issue with the LOC servers at the moment... ~ ωαdεstεr16_«talk^stalk» 13:06, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support Beautiful illustration with great detail, and from an underrepresented area. Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Can we get a translation of the text? Spikebrennan (talk) 20:00, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Great suggestion. All I've been able to find is a plot summary. Durova^Charge! 21:18, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support That deer in the lower right looks so happy! Good EV, BTW. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:29, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support very nice. --gren グレン 22:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
• Support GerardM (talk) 20:02, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Layla and Majnun2.jpg --Muhammad(talk) 17:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)