This painting combines Hindu color schemes with a Persian subject matter and style. Persian artistic tradition is known for a strong use of line and intricately detailed patterns.

Roll your cursor over the image to view these figures closely.

• What are these two girls doing?
• Are they moving or standing still? How can you tell?
• What type of lines do you see?
• How many different decorative patterns can you find on their clothing?
• What feeling does this painting convey? What details help to suggest this feeling?
• If you wrote a story about these two girls, what do you imagine might happen next?

Now develop your story ideas into a full tale. Explain the events that led to the moment shown in the painting. Why are the two girls dancing? How do they feel when they are dancing? What happens next?