THE MIGHTY, IN MINIATURE; At the Sackler, Remarkably Detailed Pictures That Depict Life in the Courts of Ancient Persian Kings The Washington Post | November 17, 1996| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Magnifying glasses are provided at the entrance to "Art of the Persian Courts" at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. So tiny are the details in the miniatures displayed that they seem to have been painted not with bushy brushes but with single hairs.

Some of these bright pages are smaller than your palm. Their details are magical. That silver river glistens. Ground mother-of-pearl has been mixed into its paint. A multicolored bird, half hen, half Chinese dragon, swoops though golden skies while on the grassy plain below an archer stares, amazed. We can see, if we peer closely, the ...

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