Exotic Pleasures (Persia and Asia observations)

A vertical, faint preparatory sketch shows a draped figure on the right side. This figure likely represents Justice or a person in mourning. They stand beside a large rectangular pedestal or tomb with their right arm resting on top. The front of the pedestal contains a short inscription of two lines. To the left, the scene appears more chaotic. Several figures lie on the ground in states of rest or distress, perhaps indicating a battlefield or a rugged landscape. Vertical lines in the background suggest architectural features like pillars or walls.

original: "JUSTIC"

original: "TODOS"

Technical terms associated with this sketch: Justice, sketch, allegory, pedestal, seventeenth-century art.