Leaf from Album of Persian and Indian Mminiatures, Calligraphy, and European Engravings: Reception at the Court of Shah 'Abbas I

17th-19th century (Mughal; Safavid; Qajar; Zand; Deccan)

21 cm 36 cm

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This painting shows courtiers of Shah 'Abbas I (r. 1588–1629 CE), one of the great kings of the Persian Safavid dynasty (1501–1732 CE). In 1598, Shah 'Abbas moved the capital from Qazvin to Isfahan, where there was a strong relationship between the city and the extensive royal...

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Sale, Sotheby's, February 1960; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1960.
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