Harvard Art Museums > 1956.212: Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings) Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings) , 1956.212,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/169770. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1956.212 Title Rustam's Brother and Son Kill Isfandiyar's Sons (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings) Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date c. 1335 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Tabriz Period Ilkhanid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/169770 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions folio: 48.9 x 40 cm (19 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes Accession Year 1956 Object Number 1956.212 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Doris Brian, "A Reconstruction of the Miniature Cycle in the Demotte 'Shah-Nameh'", Ars Islamica, Freer Gallery of Art / Smithsonian Institution and University of Michigan (1 January 1939), vol. 6(2), pp. 97-112, no. 19 Eric Schroeder, Persian Miniatures in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), no. 3 Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 23, 112, no. 52 Penley Knipe, Katherine Eremin, Marc Walton, Agnese Babini, and Georgina Rayner, Materials and Techniques of Islamic Manuscripts, Heritage Science, Heritage Science (https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0217-y, 2018), 6, 55, Figure 22, Page 31; Figure 23, Page 32 Exhibition History The Heavenly Court: Persian Poetry and Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/09/1985 - 03/31/1985 Islamic Art: The Power of Pattern, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/23/1989 - 01/17/1990 Paintings for Princes: The Art of the Book in Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/27/1990 - 03/25/1990 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
