Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami
Islamic
Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
27.9 × 17.8 cm (11 × 7 in.)
Classification
miniature painting
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
62144
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...