"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami
A.H. 835/ 1431–32 CE
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