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Source Description
This single-leaf painting of a young man in a blue robe and red undergarment, Walters manuscript leaf W.680, was produced in Safavid Iran in the 11th century AH/AD 17th. The youth sits in a landscape smelling a flower. Images of elegantly dressed men and women were exceedingly popular in Safavid Iran. They circulated as loose leaves and were collected into albums (muraqqa'). The work is painted in opaque watercolor and gold.
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Document identity
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4587
label
Young Man with a Flower
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4587
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title
Young Man with a Flower
description
This single-leaf painting of a young man in a blue robe and red undergarment, Walters manuscript leaf W.680, was produced in Safavid Iran in the 11th century AH/AD 17th. The youth sits in a landscape smelling a flower. Images of elegantly dressed men and women were exceedingly popular in Safavid Iran. They circulated as loose leaves and were collected into albums (muraqqa'). The work is painted in opaque watercolor and gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
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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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cm
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16.2
height
9.2
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H: 6 3/8 x W: 3 5/8 in. (16.2 x 9.2 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
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6747
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none
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photo
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