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Seated Man Reading from a Book of Persian Poetry
1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)
ink and pigments on colored and marbled paper with stenciled, painted, and illuminated designs
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.653 depicts a young man sitting in a landscape reading a book of Persian poetry in the oblong format. The peach margins are decorated with another young man reading, another pouring wine, and an angel.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/16 x W: 3 15/16 in. (18 x 10 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.653.17A
