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"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

second half 16th century

"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami by Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

H. 9 in. (22.9 cm) W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) H. 9 in. (22.9 cm) W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956

Accession Number

57.51.39.1

Tags

PrincesMenCeremony

Art Historical Context

This exquisite folio, titled *Enthronement of Young Prince (Shapur?)*, comes from an illustrated manuscript of Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami's renowned Persian poem *Yusuf and Zulaikha*, created in the second half of 16th century during the Safavid era in Persia. Jami's 15th-century romantic epic retells the Qur'anic story of Yusuf (Joseph) and his trials, often blending spiritual allegory with tales of power and beauty. Here, the scene captures a ceremonial enthronement of a youthful prince—possibly evoking the Sassanian ruler Shapur II—surrounded by attendants in a moment of regal s...

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