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PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO SULTAN MUHAMMAD (ACTIVE FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY), ASSISTED BY 'ABD AL-'AZIZ. "Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO SULTAN MUHAMMAD (ACTIVE FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY), ASSISTED BY 'ABD AL-'AZIZ. "Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad (active first half 16th century) , assisted by 'Abd al-'Aziz. Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 1/16 x W. 7 1/4 in. (H. 28.1 x W. 18.4 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 x W. 12 1/2 in. (H. 47.1 x W. 31.8 cm). Workshop director: Sultan Muhammad (active first half 16th century). Date: ca. 1530-35. In this painting, Zal is depicted enthroned as he consults his magi, or Zoroastrian wise men, on how to win his father's approval to marry Rudaba, the granddaughter of the evil king Zahhak. The phoenix-like bird on the canopy may refer to the simurgh, which saved and nurtured the infant Zal, whose parents had rejected him for being an albino. The sinuous flowering trees often appear in Turkmen painting of Tabriz.
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PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO SULTAN MUHAMMAD (ACTIVE FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY), ASSISTED BY 'ABD AL-'AZIZ
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"Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
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"Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad (active first half 16th century) , assisted by 'Abd al-'Aziz. Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 1/16 x W. 7 1/4 in. (H. 28.1 x W. 18.4 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 9/16 x W. 12 1/2 in. (H. 47.1 x W. 31.8 cm). Workshop director: Sultan Muhammad (active first half 16th century). Date: ca. 1530-35. In this painting, Zal is depicted enthroned as he consults his magi, or Zoroastrian wise men, on how to win his father's approval to marry Rudaba, the granddaughter of the evil king Zahhak. The phoenix-like bird on the canopy may refer to the simurgh, which saved and nurtured the infant Zal, whose parents had rejected him for being an albino. The sinuous flowering trees often appear in Turkmen painting of Tabriz.
Técnica/material:
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Tamaño imagen:
2750 x 4094 px | 32.2 MB
Tamaño impresión:
23.3 x 34.7 cm | 9.2 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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ACUARELAS • ARTE ISLAMICO • ASIA • CODICE MINIADO • CODICE PRECOLOMBINO • IRAN • MADE IN IRAN, TABRIZ • MANUSCRITOS • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • ORO • PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO SULTAN MUHAMMAD (ACTIVE FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY), ASSISTED BY 'ABD AL-'AZIZ • PAPEL • PLATA • TABRIZ • TINTA