A Sufi in a Landscape

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A Sufi in a Landscape

Iran, Isfahan, circa 1650-1660
Manuscripts; folios
Ink and color washes on paper
10 13/16 × 6 13/16 in. (27.46 × 17.3 cm) Frame: 20 × 15 × 1 1/2 in. (50.8 × 38.1 × 3.81 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.582)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

One of the most striking characteristics of seventeenth-century Persian painting is the frankness with which certain subjects are depicted, such as this bearded male in a landscape: emaciated, barely ...
One of the most striking characteristics of seventeenth-century Persian painting is the frankness with which certain subjects are depicted, such as this bearded male in a landscape: emaciated, barely conscious, and slumped over, he appears severely intoxicated after drinking the contents of the large wine cup near his knee. Although it lacks text, this picture may represent an ironic visual riff on a theme prevalent in Persian poetry since at least the eleventh century: the metaphorical intoxication of mystical ecstasy.
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.