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Source Description
According to the inscription in the upper panel of this manuscript leaf, Walters W.713, this painting depicts the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (reigned 996 AH/AD 1588-1038 AH/AD 1629). It was likely produced in India in the 12th century AH/AD 18th. The Safavid ruler is shown in a stylized landscape. The blue, gray, and salmon borders are decorated with illuminated floral and zoomorphic motifs.
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Document identity
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83871
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Portrait of Shah Abbas I
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83871
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title
Portrait of Shah Abbas I
description
According to the inscription in the upper panel of this manuscript leaf, Walters W.713, this painting depicts the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (reigned 996 AH/AD 1588-1038 AH/AD 1629). It was likely produced in India in the 12th century AH/AD 18th. The Safavid ruler is shown in a stylized landscape. The blue, gray, and salmon borders are decorated with illuminated floral and zoomorphic motifs.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Safavid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
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cm
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38
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25.5
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H: 14 15/16 x W: 10 1/16 in. (38 x 25.5 cm)
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Islamic
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Safavid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on paper
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2191
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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