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Source Description
This Safavid drawing, Walters manuscript leaf W.682, depicts a kneeling young man with a falcon, a popular motif for paintings and drawings produced on single leaves. It dates to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or early 11th century AH/AD 17th and was likely produced in Qazvin or Isfahan.
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Document identity
localId
83798
label
A Youth with a Falcon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83798
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
A Youth with a Falcon
description
This Safavid drawing, Walters manuscript leaf W.682, depicts a kneeling young man with a falcon, a popular motif for paintings and drawings produced on single leaves. It dates to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or early 11th century AH/AD 17th and was likely produced in Qazvin or Isfahan.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Manuscripts & Rare Books
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32
height
21
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 1/4 in. (32 x 21 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
creator_ids
6747
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MSS
ISL
MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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