The Constellation Leo, folio probably from the Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars)
Islamic
Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated c.1500
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
21.3 × 14.3 cm (8 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Classification
gouache
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
131892
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...