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Persian

Page from a Manuscript, probably 1500s–1600s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Persian

Title

Page from a Manuscript

Year

probably 1500s–1600s

Medium

Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • watercolor,
  • gold

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

32.4 x 20.3 cm (12 11/16 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Octagonal label with blue border on bottom right corner with inscription in ink: 597

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Manuscripts

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.844

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Text, Paratext, and Images

September 1, 2020 - July 24, 2021

Text becomes decoration on this manuscript page. Framed by scrolling vines and flowers that echo the rhythmic calligraphy, poetic verses are further animated through their style and composition. Written in nasta’liq, an elegant and lyrical script from Central Asia, the text is laid out in horizontal and diagonal orientations, emphasizing aesthetics as well as content. Out of respect for the Muslim belief that no one is capable of painting a human being as beautiful as God, many Persian artists channeled their creativity into developing non-figural decorations.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Page from a Manuscript with the accession number of 84.198.844. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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