"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami

A.H. 835/ 1431–32 CE

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja by Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Page: H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm) W. 9 in. (22.9cm)f Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)f W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994

Accession Number

1994.232.4

Tags

GirlsReadingBoysSchoolsMenStudentsTeachers

About the Artist

Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami (Iranian| ) · 1400 |1141 1460 |1209

Iranian, active Herat, first half 15th century|present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja

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