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Single Leaf of a Mounted Figure Attacked by a Lion

Title	Single Leaf of a Mounted Figure Attacked by a Lion
Author	Iranian
Publication Date:	mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Publication Place	Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 12 13/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (32.5 x 22 cm); Image H: 5 5/16 x W: 4 1/16 in. (13.49 x 10.3 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.747
Library Location	Not on view
Date	mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Notes	The image of a man on a horse fighting a lion evokes descriptions of heroic acts in Persian literature, which was read and recited aloud. Inscriptions at the bottom of the page name the royal artists Kamal al-Din Bihzad (died 1536–37) and Siyavush (died ca. 1616), an enslaved Georgian man who became a close friend of Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524–76). The presence of Bihzad’s and Siyavush’s names does not necessarily mean that these artists drew the composition. Instead, their names may have been written by another person who associated the subject and style of drawing with these two artists. The seal at the top of the page is dated AH 1126 (1714 CE). The borders, populated with a variety of flowers and animals, may also date to the 18th century.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	Art of Persia. Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca.
Sergi Yılı	1966-1967
Bağış/Edinim	Museum purchase, 1952

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Single Leaf of a Mounted Figure Attacked by a Lion

Author Iranian

Publication Date mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Publication Place Iran (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 12 13/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (32.5 x 22 cm); Image H: 5 5/16 x W: 4 1/16 in. (13.49 x 10.3 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.747

Library Location Not on view

Date mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Notes The image of a man on a horse fighting a lion evokes descriptions of heroic acts in Persian literature, which was read and recited aloud. Inscriptions at the bottom of the page name the royal artists Kamal al-Din Bihzad (died 1536–37) and Siyavush (died ca. 1616), an enslaved Georgian man who became a close friend of Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524–76). The presence of Bihzad’s and Siyavush’s names does not necessarily mean that these artists drew the composition. Instead, their names may have been written by another person who associated the subject and style of drawing with these two artists. The seal at the top of the page is dated AH 1126 (1714 CE). The borders, populated with a variety of flowers and animals, may also date to the 18th century.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Art of Persia. Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca.

Sergi Yılı 1966-1967

Bağış/Edinim Museum purchase, 1952