Description
This reproduction follows “"Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp”, dated ca. 1530–35 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art. The source credits the maker as Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad.
In this Safavid illustration the epic hero consults wise magi about marrying Rudaba. The painting is attributed to Sultan Muhammad, assisted by Abd al-Aziz; Ferdowsi is the author of the poem, not its painter.
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- Source title
- "Zal Consults the Magi", Folio 73v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
- Original date
- ca. 1530–35
- Original medium (museum record)
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Accession
- 1970.301.8
Read the original collection record ↗ · Image status: CC0 1.0
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