Illustrated Folio from a Manuscript of Persian Poetry showing a Ruler on Horseback Witnessing a Birth Scene
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Caption
Illustrated Folio from a Manuscript of Persian Poetry showing a Ruler on Horseback Witnessing a Birth Scene, 1530–1540. Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper, Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. Image: 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley J. Love, 1991.28.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Illustrated Folio from a Manuscript of Persian Poetry showing a Ruler on Horseback Witnessing a Birth Scene
Date
1530–1540
Period
Safavid
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. Image: 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.
Inscriptions
11 couplets of Persian nastaliq poetry crown the composition alluding to the birth scene.
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley J. Love
Accession Number
1991.28.1
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