16th-century court artists’ interiors tended toward the palatial, but they crammed in a lot of little details.
I haven’t been able to trace this image, which is a shame, because it’s a great depiction of a wealthy man at leisure. He leans against a cylindrical pillow (balin), listening to musicians. The niche above him displays his turban, two books, and a couple other objects.
Painting Atelier
Source: Wikimedia
To the left is an alcove lined with book-filled niches and a small central cabinet. Note that the books are stored flat. To the right is a small window with partially opened shutters, looking onto a garden. The painters work at low desks. Their fur-lined robes suggest it’s wintertime.
Scenes from the Life of Muhammad
Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. “Muhammad visits Abû Tâlib, who is his uncle and head of the Banû Hâshim, trying to convince him on his deathbed to become a Muslim.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1594 – 1595. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-61ba-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. “Abû Tâlib, ‘Abbâs ibn al-Muttalib, and other leaders of the Quraysh question Muhammad about his miraculous night journey.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1594 – 1595. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-61b8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99