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"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami

"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami. Author: Nizami (Ilyas Abu Muhammad Nizam al-Din of Ganja) (probably 1141-1217). Dimensions: Painting: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) W. 5 in. (12.7 cm) Page: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25. The Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) is one of the five poems of the Khamsa of Nizami. The poetry is mystical, illustrating the supremacy of divine love over earthly pleasures. In the story, Bahram Gur marries seven princesses from the seven regions of the world and visits each one in her own pavilion on successive nights. Here, he and the princess of Khorezm are seated in the garden pavilion of the green palace. The surrounding objects provide a glimpse of the luxury goods of the early sixteenth century. Although this manuscript was completed during the Safavid period, it displays a continuity with the painting styles of Timurid Herat.
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Title: "Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Caption: "Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami. Author: Nizami (Ilyas Abu Muhammad Nizam al-Din of Ganja) (probably 1141-1217). Dimensions: Painting: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) W. 5 in. (12.7 cm) Page: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25. The Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) is one of the five poems of the Khamsa of Nizami. The poetry is mystical, illustrating the supremacy of divine love over earthly pleasures. In the story, Bahram Gur marries seven princesses from the seven regions of the world and visits each one in her own pavilion on successive nights. Here, he and the princess of Khorezm are seated in the garden pavilion of the green palace. The surrounding objects provide a glimpse of the luxury goods of the early sixteenth century. Although this manuscript was completed during the Safavid period, it displays a continuity with the painting styles of Timurid Herat.
Technique/material: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
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Image size: 2911 × 4094 px | 34.1 MB
Print size: 24.6 × 34.7 cm | 1146.1 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AFGHANISTAN • ASIA • CODICES • FOLIO FROM AN ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT • FOLIOS • GOLD • HERAT • ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS • INK • INK, OPAQUE WATERCOLOR, SILVER, AND GOLD ON PAPER • ISLAMIC ART • MADE IN PRESENT-DAY AFGHANISTAN, HERAT • MANUSCRIPTS • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAPER • SILVER • WATERCOLORS