"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Q: When was ""The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1600.

Q: Is ""The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)" in the public domain?

Yes, "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Farid al-Din `Attar|Habiballah of Sava

ca. 1600

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm) W. 4 1/2in. (11.4cm) Page: H. 13 in. (33 cm) W. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 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

63.210.11

Tags

CranesDucksPoetryMenPersianPeacocksRoosters

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the Islamic Art galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where we encounter the enchanting "The Concourse of the," Folio 11r from a lavishly illustrated manuscript of *Mantiq al-Tayr* (Language of the) by the 12th-century Persian Sufi poet Farid al-Din `Attar. This ca. 1600 painting, created by the skilled miniaturist Habiballah of Sava during the Safavid era, depicts a vibrant gathering of birds—cranes, ducks, peacocks, roosters—and human figures in a poetic assembly. `Attar's allegorical epic recounts the birds' quest for their mythical king, the Simurgh, symbolizing the soul's...

"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

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