"Yusef Serves for Zulaikha at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
second half 16th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
H. 9 in. (22.9 cm) W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession Number
57.51.39.241
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami · 1414–1492
**Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami** (1414–1492) stands as one of the towering figures of Persian literature and Sufi thought during the Timurid era. Born in Kharjerd near Jam in Khorasan (present-day Iran) to a Persian family, he later adopted “Jami” as his pen name. His father, Nizam al-Din Ahmad, a theologian, lawyer, and Sufi, served as his first teacher and mentor. The family soon moved...