Holy Man with Two Disciples in a Landscape Setting
Unknown Artist
ca. 1640
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Overall: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm) W. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm) Dimensions of painting: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm) W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1976
Accession Number
1976.275
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Art Historical Context
This exquisite miniature painting, *Holy Man with Two Disciples a Landscape Setting*, dates to around 1640 and hails from the rich tradition of Islamic manuscript illumination Created by an unknown artist using ink, opaque watercolor, and on paper, it measures a delicate 3 x 4⅜ inches within a larger folio (10¼ x 15⅛ inches). Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Islamic department as part of a codex (acquired via the Fletcher Fund in 6), it captures a serene spiritual scene: a holy man accompanied by two disciples amid hills, trees, and a lush landscape, intriguingly incorporating female...