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Afzal al-Husayni
An Armenian Bishop (recto), Calligraphy (verson, c. 1453-1519), Page from an Albumcirca 1650

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Persian-style miniature painting, full-length portrait of a bearded man in a blue robe and tall blue crown, with a black cloak and religious pendant, set within a gold foliate border
Persian manuscript painting, full-length figure of a bearded man in a blue gold-patterned robe and black cloak, wearing a tall blue jeweled crown and holding a cross-topped staff, set against a pale ground with faint foliage, within a gilt decorative border.
Calligraphic panel in nasta'liq script, lines of black Persian script arranged diagonally across a pale blue-grey ground, with a gold and blue illuminated floral header in the upper right corner; mounted on cream paper speckled with gold.
Manuscript page with diagonal lines of bold Persian nastaliq calligraphy on a pale ground decorated with gold floral scrollwork; upper right corner features a blue panel with gold illuminated cloud and animal motifs; beige border with gold-speckled edges.
Artist or Maker
Afzal al-Husayni
Title
An Armenian Bishop (recto), Calligraphy (verson, c. 1453-1519), Page from an Album
Place Made
Iran, Isfahan
Date Made
circa 1650
Period
Safavid (1501-1732)
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Frame: 20 × 15 × 1 1/2 in. (50.8 × 38.1 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.456
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.

  • Evans, Helen C., ed. Armenia: Art, Religion, and Trade in the Middle Ages. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018.