Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)
early 1600s
Medium
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
31.6 × 20.4 cm · image: 21 × 12.4 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1944.494.b
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
The Iranian painter Riza ‘Abbasi spearheaded the new style with single figures, receding space, and partial modeling, influenced by European travelers to Iran and painters who accompanied foreign embassies, one being John the Dutchman who in 1626 painted narrative scenes on palace walls of Shah ‘Abbas I. This sleeping youth displays a prestigious sash and has removed his equally opulent turban.