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Courtier and Attendants in a Landscapecirca 1585-1590

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Persian manuscript painting, six figures in a rocky landscape with lavender rocks, flowering plants, and a chestnut horse, rendered in rich mineral pigments with gold accents
Persian manuscript painting with gold background; hunting scene set in a rocky landscape with pink outcroppings, trees, and flowering plants. Several figures in colorful robes and turbans are depicted across two registers: a falconer holding a bird of prey, a standing figure in orange and purple, attendants with a saddled red horse, and a crouching figure at lower right. Animals including a deer and ibex appear among the rocks.

Unknown, Courtier and Attendants in a Landscape, circa 1585-1590, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Courtier and Attendants in a Landscape
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
circa 1585-1590
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. (21.91 x 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.25
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.
  • Taner, Melis. Caught in a Whirlwind: A Cultural History of Ottoman Baghdad as Reflected in Its Illustrated Manuscripts. Leiden: Brill, 2020.