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Portrait of an unknown world
(بورتريه لعالم غير معروف)

Title	Portrait of an unknown world
Title Original	بورتريه لعالم غير معروف
Author	Mirza sir
Author Original	ميرزا آقا
Publication Date:	1280 AH / 1863/64 AD
Publication Place	- Rietberg Museum
Subject	Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع: 24 سم ، العرض: 15.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	RVA 1024
Record ID	object;EPM;sw;Mus21;14;ar
Library Location	Rietberg Museum
Date	1280 AH / 1863/64 AD
Notes	This painting depicts a calligrapher or scholar, wearing a white turban and a red beard dyed with henna. He is sitting in the corner of a simple room, absent-mindedly, holding the mouth of his smoking pipe in his hand. To his left at the top of the box are some personal items including a pair of glasses, a silver pocket watch, a pencil case, a book, and a small glass vase containing a bouquet of daffodils. We know almost nothing about the painter Mirza Aqa mentioned in the poem accompanying this portrait. The distinctive features of this work are due in particular to the pictorial characteristics used by the painter. The faithful portrayal of the rough face gives the character a strong, penetrating presence. The play with perspective, shadow, light and realism shown by the painter can be found in other contemporary Qajar painters.
Sample Text	Axel Langer “Portrait of an Unknown World” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;sw;Mus21;14;ar

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Portrait of an unknown world

(بورتريه لعالم غير معروف)

Author Mirza sir

Author Original ميرزا آقا

Publication Date 1280 AH / 1863/64 AD

Publication Place - Rietberg Museum

Subject Opaque watercolor and ink on paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع: 24 سم ، العرض: 15.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID RVA 1024

Record ID object;EPM;sw;Mus21;14;ar

Library Location Rietberg Museum

Date 1280 AH / 1863/64 AD

Notes This painting depicts a calligrapher or scholar, wearing a white turban and a red beard dyed with henna. He is sitting in the corner of a simple room, absent-mindedly, holding the mouth of his smoking pipe in his hand. To his left at the top of the box are some personal items including a pair of glasses, a silver pocket watch, a pencil case, a book, and a small glass vase containing a bouquet of daffodils. We know almost nothing about the painter Mirza Aqa mentioned in the poem accompanying this portrait. The distinctive features of this work are due in particular to the pictorial characteristics used by the painter. The faithful portrayal of the rough face gives the character a strong, penetrating presence. The play with perspective, shadow, light and realism shown by the painter can be found in other contemporary Qajar painters.

Sample Text Axel Langer “Portrait of an Unknown World” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;sw;Mus21;14;ar