THE DEATH OF RAKHSH (SHAHNAMEH) ; (NAMA OFTEN INTERPOLATED INTO THE TEXT OF FIRDAWSI'S SHAHNAMEH),
SAFAVID PERSIA, QAZWIN OR SHIRAZ, 17TH CENTURY
miniatures persanes illustrant un épisode du Shahnameh (Livre des rois) d'Abul Qasim Firdowsi : Rustam et Rakhsh tombant
dans le piège de Shahgad , art safavide, Qazvin ou Shiraz, XVIIème siècle
encre, gouache et or sur papier, texte écrit en persan, en nasta'liq, dans 4 colonnes
Anzahl: 2
Page : 34,5 x 22 cm et 35 x 22,5 cm ; 13 1/2 by 8 1/2 in and 13 3/4 by 8 3/4 in
Miniature : 27 x 19 cm et 26 x 17 cm ; 10 1/2 by 7 1/2 in and 10 by 7 in.
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Folio from a "Shahnameh": A King and a Visitor with Attendants
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dates: late 15th-early 16th century
Dynasty: Safavid
Period: Safavid
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 5 7/16in. (24.1 x 13.8cm) (show scale)
Collections: Arts of the Islamic World
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 86.227.174
Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Caption: Folio from a "Shahnameh": A King and a Visitor with Attendants , late 15th-
early 16th century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 9 1/2 x 5 7/16in. (24.1 x
13.8cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.174
Image: overall, 86.227.174_IMLS_PS3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Unknown Artist
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/124992/Folio_from_a_Shahnameh%3A_A_King_and_a_Visitor_with_Attendants/set/?referring-q=iranAfrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by
Firdawsi, 1520–40
Series/Book Title: Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscript Folio
Persian, 16th century
Safavid period, AH 907-1145 / AD 1501-1732
Creation Place: Tabriz, Iran
Black ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on off-white paper, with underdrawing in black ink
47.1 x 31.8 cm (18 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Harvard Art Museums
