Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape
c. 1575
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1078
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: [square seal] Inscription: Portrait of Tahmasp I, Shāh Safavi, King of Persia (b. 1514: d. 1576). Reigned, 1524–1576. The celebrated ally and friend of the Mogul Emperor Humayun. Persian; about 1575.
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1917.1078
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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