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"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami

A.H. 835/ 1431–32 CE

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja by Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Page: H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm) W. 9 in. (22.9cm)f Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)f W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994

Accession Number

1994.232.4

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

GirlsReadingBoysSchoolsMenStudentsTeachers

About the Artist

Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami (Iranian| ) · 1400 |1141 1460 |1209

Iranian, active Herat, first half 15th century|present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja

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