Royal Horse and Runner
Unknown Artist
16th–17th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Page: H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm) W. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm) Painting: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.68.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite folio, titled *Royal Horse and Runner*, hails from the Islamic Art collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dating to the 16th–17th century. Rendered in ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, it captures a dynamic scene of a majestic horse—likely a royal steed—accompanied by a running figure, possibly an attendant or messenger, amid elements of weapons and equestrian prowess. As a page from a codex (illuminated manuscript), it exemplifies the refined miniature painting tradition of the Persianate world, where such vivid illustrations often adorned epic tales, royal chro...