Holy Man with Two Disciples in a Landscape Setting
Unknown Artist
ca. 1640
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Overall: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm) W. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm) Dimensions of painting: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm) W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1976
Accession Number
1976.275
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite miniature painting, *Holy Man with Two Disciples a Landscape Setting*, dates to around 1640 and hails from the rich tradition of Islamic manuscript illumination Created by an unknown artist using ink, opaque watercolor, and on paper, it measures a delicate 3 x 4⅜ inches within a larger folio (10¼ x 15⅛ inches). Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic department as part of a codex (acquired via the Fletcher Fund in 6), it captures a serene spiritual scene: a holy man accompanied by two disciples amid hills, trees, and a lush landscape, intriguingly incorporating female...