"Night Scene: Group Listening to Music", Folio from the Davis Album
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Late seventeenth century painters in India and Iran became fascinated with the idea of night time gatherings illuminated by the light of a candle or lamp. The effects of light and shadow were a new discovery for them. Here, we see an outdoor gathering of musicians at night by an artist who has lit the scene from a double candlestand at center.
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