Two paintings from Zand period

Description

These two paintings, which belong to the Zand period, are the works of an unknown artist. A number of paintings with the same style and technique, which have been recognized so far, suggest that they are all the works of this unknown artist. These include two paintings in the Louvre Museum that are very similar to these works here.
The painting at the left depicts the famous story of “the love of sheikh-e-Sanan and a Christian girl”. While the old Sheikh is drinking wine from the hand of his beloved girl, some attendants, among them, a Christian priest and the disciples of the Sheikh are observing this unusual scene. It was very astonishing in those days, for a spiritual Sufi master to drink wine and have pig by him.
This Sufi story is composed by the great Persian Sufi poet, Attar of Nishabur and has been a popular subject to paint repeatedly by many artists during a long period of time.
The other painting shows an Indian princess accompanied by her attendants, sitting in front of a respectable and spiritual master in an atmosphere of awe.
The lively brilliant and shinning colors and similarities of the faces are the main common factor among the different works by this unknown artist.