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"Rustam's Fourth Course, He Cleaves a Witch", Folio 120v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
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"Rustam's Fourth Course, He Cleaves a Witch", Folio 120v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi · ca. 1525

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Artist

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

Date

ca. 1525

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.5 cm) W. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm) Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

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Artist authority

Ferdowsi

Persian poet, author of Shahnameh (940–1020)

Lifespan
940 – 1020
Wikidata
Q43459
VIAF
101359236
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