"Buzurjmihr Appears at Nushirvan's Fifth Assembly", Folio 622r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Muzaffar 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm) W. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Accession Number
1970.301.69
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Men
About the Artist
Muzaffar 'Ali|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian|Iranian) · 1500 |0935 –1599 |1020
Iranian, active late 1520s–70s; died ca. 1576|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus