Description
- Abstract:
- Dark-skinned standing man is framed by stylized plants and architectural elements.
- Notes:
- Physical Description: Image has suffered very little damage. Slight staining of the paper surface and minimal pigment flaking. Figure is the only full-color subject; plants are painted in gold, architectural frame is of silver leaf. Silver leaf elements have oxidized. Similarities to the school of Riza Abbasi, likely 17th century.
- 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:80727/
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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 …