"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami
A.H. 835/ 1431–32 CE
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