"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
This folio is from a manuscript now in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, whose colophon gives the date 891 (A.D. 1485–86). Several different styles of paintings appear in the manuscript, some of which may have been painted later, in the early Safavid period, although this folio was likely completed at the time of the manuscript’s production. Timur, appearing near the top left of the page in a green jama, is but one part of the lively scene. While the exact subject of the painting is not known, it may depict Timur fighting either the Badakhshan army or the Khazars.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
- Author: Sharaf al-din 'Ali Yazdi (Iranian, Yazd 1370s–1454 Yazd)
- Date: 1485–86
- Geography: Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat
- Medium: Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Painting:
H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Page:
H. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
W. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Mat:
H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
- Object Number: 43.138
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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