"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
A.H. 931/1524–25 CE
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) Page: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm) W.8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession Number
13.228.7.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of Safavid Persia with *Bahram Gur in the Red on Tuesday*, a stunning folio (no. 220) from the *Khamsa*—a quintet of epic poems by the 12th-century poet Nizami of Ganja. miniature painting captures a pivotal scene from *Haft Paykar* ( Beauties), where the Sasanian king Bah Gur visits his seven brides, each in a pavilion colored to match a day of the week. Here in the crimson-hued palace of Tuesday, the king engages intimately with his princess amid lush interiors teeming with men and women, symbolizing tales of love, wisdom, and royal splendor. Created in 1524–25 C...