Pair of Double Doors
| Artist | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Culture | Persian |
| Culture | Islamic |
| Title | Pair of Double Doors |
| Date | Late 18th century |
| Medium | Wood with lacquer and gilding |
| Dimensions | Overall: 74 1/4 x 41 3/4 in. (188.6 x 106 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 61.105 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A pair of wooden doors with wrought iron lever-style handles. There are three panels for each side: a retangular panel with small square panels above and below. The doors are decorated with paintings of people, birds, animals landscapes, and gardens.
This pair of doors, probably once installed in an urban house of a rich merchant or bureaucrat, is decorated with delicate paintings of figures, animals, and gardens, covered in a coat of clear lacquer. The themes of the hunt, pursuit of love, and lush garden scenes are drawn from Persian literature. Doors themselves even became the subject of poetry.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Pair of Double Doors | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=61.105