Image

Iranian
Portrait of a Prince, late 1500s
Description
Maker
Culture
Title
Portrait of a Prince
Year
late 1500s
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Supports
Dimensions
Plate: 32.7 x 21 cm (12 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Forged signature, LL:Riza-i Abbasi
Place
Iran
Type
Credit
Museum Appropriation Fund
Object Number
17.437
About
Miniature painting and lavish manuscript illumination were a prominent courtly art form throughout the 1500s in Safavid Iran, where artists used gold within the painted scene and in the elaborate floral or geometric frames. These refined sheets were created as manuscript illustration or as small standalone paintings.
Forged signature, LL:Riza-i Abbasi
Iran
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Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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