Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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How did European-style imagery and themes come to the Iranian court? Specifically, how did an engraving of The Prodigal Son with the Swine, created in 1538 by prolific German printmaker Sebald Beham, travel to and inspire the 17th century Iranian print of The Prodigal Son shown here?

Explore how art and ideas travel in this Masterpiece Minute podcast episode.

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