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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.653 depicts a young man sitting in a landscape reading a book of Persian poetry in the oblong format. The peach margins are decorated with another young man reading, another pouring wine, and an angel.
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Document identity
localId
80964
label
Seated Man Reading from a Book of Persian Poetry
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
80964
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Seated Man Reading from a Book of Persian Poetry
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.653 depicts a young man sitting in a landscape reading a book of Persian poetry in the oblong format. The peach margins are decorated with another young man reading, another pouring wine, and an angel.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18
height
10
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/16 x W: 3 15/16 in. (18 x 10 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic; Persian
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on colored and marbled paper with stenciled, painted, and illuminated designs
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6747
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MSS
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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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be63d5e2761bc1d2