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Collections

Shirin Visiting Farhad at Mount Behistun, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizamicirca 1550

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Persian manuscript painting with gold sky, a group of mounted and standing figures in colorful robes moving through a pink rocky landscape, framed by panels of Persian script
Title
Shirin Visiting Farhad at Mount Behistun, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
circa 1550
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in. (19.37 x 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.427
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.