2011.530: Bearded Man Seated in a Rocky Landscape

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.530

People

Attributed to Muhammad Qasim, Persian

Title

Bearded Man Seated in a Rocky Landscape

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1650

Places

Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan

Period

Safavid period

Culture

Persian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217659

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

14 x 10.2 cm (5 1/2 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Arrived at the Harvard Art Museums on October 23, 1973.
Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by April 1, 1969-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.530

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

This is a single figure drawing of a bearded man seated in a rocky landscape. With legs tucked beneath him, he clasps his hands on his left thigh proper and directs his distant gaze leftward. His face is marked by a wrinkled forehead, a prominent nose, and a feathery, pointed beard. The figure is rendered in flowing lines that swell and taper, in contrast to the pale washes used for the rocky outcroppings.

Exhibition History

• Islamic Art: Drawings, Calligraphies and Objects, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/29/1983 - 09/25/1983

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