Image
Description
Maker
Culture
Title
Portrait of Shah Abbas
Year
early 1600s
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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9.5 x 18.3 cm (3 13/16 x 7 3/16 inches)
Place
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Iran
Type
Credit
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Museum Appropriation Fund
Object Number
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17.453
About
Shah Abbas (1588–1629), the fifth ruler of the Safavid dynasty (1501–1736), is depicted here in a dynamic hunting scene, drawing his bow as he takes aim at a pair of ibex. Painted against a gray-blue background with mountains faintly delineated in gold, the miniature image is vividly animated, suggesting the king’s prowess as a masterful hunter. Emphasizing the ruler’s attributes rather than his likeness, the painter adhered to traditional conventions of idealizing royal figures.
Mounted on a sheet decorated with scrolling gold vines and flowers, this painting was part of an album that likely included other heroic scenes of the ruler.
Iran
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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