Description
- Abstract:
- Single kneeling bearded man kneels while holding a book. A drinking vessel sits before him.
- Notes:
- Physical Description: Subject's face is well preserved though there are areas of pigment loss in his turban, book, and left hand. Some stains are present in the background and on the subject's body. The subject has an expression of concentration evidenced by his furrowed brow. Execution of the figure is mainly linear, with fluid lines describing the drapery of his costume. Greater detail is present in the subject's face than in other areas of the figure.
- Support: Paper
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
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Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:80731/
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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 …