گشتاسب
STYLE OF MU'IN MUSAWIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1680Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the first illustrating the killing of a mythical feline beast, and the second Gushtasp killing a dragon, both in rocky landscapes with the background extending into the margins, the reverse of each with 25ll. of nasta'liq divided into four columns with headings in red ink and set inside gold and polychrome rules, each mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 12 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (32.4 x 22cm.)
گشتاسب - قیصر روم
Gushtasp Proves His Archery before Caesar," Folio from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp — with Werner Gessner.
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020)
Artist:
Painting attributed to 'Abd al-'Aziz (active first half 16th century)
Object Name:
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Reign:
Shah Tahmasp (1524–76)
Date:
ca. 1525–30
Geography:
Iran, Tabriz
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
Painting: H. 10 5/8 x W. 8 9/16 in. (H. 27 x W. 21.7 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 11/16 x W. 12 5/8 in. (H. 47.5 x W. 32.1 cm)
