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Firdausi before Sultan Mahmud Ghazan Khan. Tabriz, Iran, ca. 1530. The writer of the most famous Persian national epic is shown here at the ruler's court. This particular manuscript was written for Shah Tahmasp (1524-1576) of the Savavid dynasty. Paper, watercolor, gold, 31.8 x 47 cm. From the "Book of Kings" (Shahname), by Firdausi. Inv. I. 5/82. Photo: Georg Niedermeiser.
Location
Museum für Islamische Kunst/Staatliche Museen/Berlin/Germany
Unique Identifier
ART309227
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4215px × 5953px
Photo Credit
bpk Bildagentur / (name of museum) /(name of photographer) / Art Resource, NY
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Court Life
Firdausi, Abu-al Qasim (ca.940-1020)
Mahmud Ghazan Khan (r. 1295-1304)
Manuscripts, Non-Western
Painting, Medium
Reception
Safavid Dynasty (1502-1736)
Shahnama, Book of Kings
Tahmasp I (r.1524-1576)