How does Bihzad's Yusuf Fleeing Zulayhka correspond to the style and function of the Persian narrative painting tradition?
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1. Illuminated books were luxury items created in royal workshops as a collaboration between calligraphers, painters, and binders.
2. These books encompassed a wide range of secular and religious subjects and were illustrated with extraordinary detail and gem-like colors.
3. Bihzad's Yusuf Fleeing Zulayhka is a scene from a mystical version of the story of the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife.
4. The brilliant, jewel-like colors of the complex architectural forms, and the exquisite details with which the scene is rendered, is characteristic of the Persian narrative painting tradition.
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