Description
- Abstract:
- Man is being stoned by a circle of other men in landscape setting.
- Notes:
- Physical Description: Image is in very good condition. Minimal pigment flaking, some slight areas of discoloration in ground area. Beautiful Persian text in nasta'liq script with gold-leaf cloud pattern with arabesque detail surrounding text. Elaborate illumination of text. Leaf is mounted on light blue toned densely flecked gold-fleck paper. Extensive use of gold throughout leaf. Cellophane tape in all four corners. Verso blank, with pencil markings and adhesive sticker.
- Support: Paper
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Leaf"
Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:80685/
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Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings
...Miniature paintings from the estate of Mrs. Adrienne Minassian. The paintings often include text from Persian and Indian tales. Many of the illustrations within the Minassian Collection are depictions of stories from the classical Persian text, Shahnama of Ferdowsi.
The …