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W.747, Single leaf of a mounted figure attacked by a lion

Abstract

This drawing, tinted with red, dates to the mid tenth century AH / sixteenth CE and was executed in Safavid Iran. It depicts a man on horseback wearing early Safavid headgear. There are four inscriptions at the bottom of the page, three of which are legible. Two name well-known Persian artists. The inscription on the far right attributes the work to Bihzād, in reference to Kamāl al-Dīn Bihzād (d. 942 AH / 1536-7 CE), the most celebrated Persian painter. The one inscribed in red mentions the Safavid artist Siyāvush (d. ca. 1025 AH / 1616 CE), an enslaved Georgian man who became boon companion to Shāh Ṭahmāsp (r. 930-984 AH / 1524-1576 CE). The seal at the top of the page is dated 1126 AH / 1714 CE. The image is framed by an inner pink border with illuminated floral design and an outer blue border with floral and fauna motifs.

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1. fol. W.747a

   
   • W747_000001_857.tif
     Size: 316.9 MB (332,293,214 bytes)
   • W747_000001_300.tif
     Size: 32.4 MB (33,981,622 bytes)
   • W747_000001_sap.jpg
     Size: 793.5 kB (812,553 bytes)
   • W747_000001_thumb.jpg
     Size: 13.1 kB (13,412 bytes)

2. fol. W.747b

   
   • W747_000002_600.tif
     Size: 156.6 MB (164,174,644 bytes)
   • W747_000002_300.tif
     Size: 32.7 MB (34,242,984 bytes)
   • W747_000002_sap.jpg
     Size: 463.5 kB (474,670 bytes)
   • W747_000002_thumb.jpg
     Size: 8.1 kB (8,280 bytes)