Publication Date
The beginning of the 11th century AH / the beginning of the 17th century AD
Publication Place
-
National Museum of Art of Romania
Subject
Ink, paint and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 12.7 سم ، العرض : 6 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
23972 / 580
Record ID
object;EPM;rm;Mus21;15;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Art of Romania
Date
The beginning of the 11th century AH / the beginning of the 17th century AD
Notes
The miniature depicts a tropical daytime landscape surrounded by six male figures wearing the distinctive costumes of Shah Abbas I (1588-1629). The remarkable precision of the drawing is demonstrated by the range of subdued color, the golden outlines, and the beautiful Nasta`liq line of Persian poetry: “Do not drink from the cup of wine, for every drop is your blood/Do not listen to the music where every melody is a story of sorrow/The night has not fallen and the party of the drunkards has neither lamp nor lamp/Join us, the servants, where the greatest justice is mirth” (translated into English from the Roman text by Ferrol Bagesu 1987). The poetry and the image are full of Sufi symbolism.
Sample Text
“Sufi Collection” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;rm;Mus21;15;ar
