Rustam Slaying Alkus

Name: Rustam Slaying Alkus
Author: Siyavush

Title	Rustam Slaying Alkus
Author	Siyavush
Publication Date:	Hegira 984 / AD 1576-77
Publication Place	Iran, Qazvin -
Subject	Safavid — Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Height: 42.4cm, Width: 28.2cm
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	RVA 1032
Record ID	EPM_sw_Mus21_13
Library Location	Museum Rietberg
Date	Hegira 984 / AD 1576-77
Notes	The illustration depicts the battle between the Iranian hero Rustam, recognisable by his helmet with a leopard crest and tiger-skin jerkin, and his Turanian adversary Alkus. In this paarticular scene, Rustam has struck the decisive blow, indicating an imminent victory for the Iranians. Nevertheless, the artist Siyavush depicts the battle so dynamically that its course is not yet foreseeable. The two princes, who are observing the carnage from behind the rocks and bite the back of their hands or their fingers in astonishment, are still feverishly following their respective troops, seemingly unsure of victory.The leaf comes from a dispersedShahnama, a Book of Kings made forShahIsmaʿil II (r.Hegira985-986/ AD 1576-1577). The orginal manuscript has been preserved only in a fragmentory state, with just 52 illustrations having been identified to date. Thirteen illustrations alone are the work of the highly esteemed court painter Siyavush, whose signature can be seen on one of the rocks.
Sample Text	Acquisition made with funds of the Rietberg Kreis — Established dating for illustrated pages from this manuscript — Information from previous owner was provided by the gallery who sold the object in 1999.
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:Axel LANGER
Seçili bibliyografya	Robinson, B.W., “Ismaʿil IIʼs Copy of the Shahnama”,Iran, 14 (1976): 1-8.Robinson, B.W., "Shah Ismaʿil IIʼs Copy of the Shahnama: Additional Material”,Iran, 43 (2005): 291-299.Welch, Anthony,Artists fort he Shah: Late Sixteenth-Century Painting at the Court of Iran, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976: 17-40.

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Rustam Slaying Alkus

Author Siyavush

Publication Date Hegira 984 / AD 1576-77

Publication Place Iran, Qazvin -

Subject Safavid — Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Height: 42.4cm, Width: 28.2cm

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID RVA 1032

Record ID EPM_sw_Mus21_13

Library Location Museum Rietberg

Date Hegira 984 / AD 1576-77

Notes The illustration depicts the battle between the Iranian hero Rustam, recognisable by his helmet with a leopard crest and tiger-skin jerkin, and his Turanian adversary Alkus. In this paarticular scene, Rustam has struck the decisive blow, indicating an imminent victory for the Iranians. Nevertheless, the artist Siyavush depicts the battle so dynamically that its course is not yet foreseeable. The two princes, who are observing the carnage from behind the rocks and bite the back of their hands or their fingers in astonishment, are still feverishly following their respective troops, seemingly unsure of victory.The leaf comes from a dispersedShahnama, a Book of Kings made forShahIsmaʿil II (r.Hegira985-986/ AD 1576-1577). The orginal manuscript has been preserved only in a fragmentory state, with just 52 illustrations having been identified to date. Thirteen illustrations alone are the work of the highly esteemed court painter Siyavush, whose signature can be seen on one of the rocks.

Sample Text Acquisition made with funds of the Rietberg Kreis — Established dating for illustrated pages from this manuscript — Information from previous owner was provided by the gallery who sold the object in 1999.

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Axel LANGER

Seçili bibliyografya Robinson, B.W., “Ismaʿil IIʼs Copy of the Shahnama”,Iran, 14 (1976): 1-8.Robinson, B.W., "Shah Ismaʿil IIʼs Copy of the Shahnama: Additional Material”,Iran, 43 (2005): 291-299.Welch, Anthony,Artists fort he Shah: Late Sixteenth-Century Painting at the Court of Iran, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1976: 17-40.