"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Page: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm) W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.210.28
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the luminous world of Persian miniature painting with Folio 28r from the *Mantiq al-Tayr* (Language the Birds), a celebrated Sufi allegorical poem by the 12th-century mystic Farid al-Din `Attar. Dated to A.H. 892 (1487 CE), thisex page captures "The Beggar who Profess his Love for a Prince one of the poetic tales illustrating profound spiritual themes of devotion, humility, and divine. Produced in the late Timurid or early Safavid era, it exemplifies the exquisite manuscript tradition of Islamic art, where text and image intertwine to convey moral and mystical lessons. Rendered in i...