Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
1330–35
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); image: 24 x 22 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1959.330.b
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, ink, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); Image: 24 x 22 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Script: Naskh
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1959.330.b
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Classical Style in Islamic Painting, Persian Miniature Manuscripts, Islamic art rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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