Author
Attributed to Riza 'Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635), Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
Publication Date
mid 11th century AH/AD 17th 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: 11 1/4 x W: 6 7/8 in. (28.5 x 17.5 cm); Image H: 3 7/16 x W: 1 15/16 in. (8.7 x 5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.686
Library Location
Not on view
Date
mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
Notes
This Safavid drawing of an old bearded man, Walters manuscript leaf W.686, is inscribed with the name of the famous Persian artist Riza-yi 'Abbasi (died 1044 AH/AD 1634). The name of the artist, written in black Nasta'liq script, appears in the lower right corner of the page. It was produced in the middle of the 11th century AH/AD 17th in Iran. Such drawings are often framed by poetic verses. This example is surrounded by panels of verses from a poem by 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492). It has been suggested that the man depicted is meant to represent the poet Jami himself.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Academy Art Museum, Easton; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton; The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown., Painting in Iran, Sixteenth to Seventeenth Centuries. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2002, 1992
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
