"Diana, Goddess of the Hunt", Folio from the Davis Album

Attributed to 'Ali Quli Jabbadar Iranian

early 17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462

Diana, Roman goddess of wild animals and the hunt, is popularly depicted in western art with a hound or a deer and holding a bow and arrow. Here, she bears a tall spear with a hound at her side. Based on a European print the work can be attributed to the Isfahan painter ‘Ali Quli Jabbadar whose distinctive palette and stippled brushwork is seen.

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Provenance

Title: "Diana, Goddess of the Hunt", Folio from the Davis Album
Artist: Attributed to 'Ali Quli Jabbadar (Iranian, active second half 17th century)
Date: early 17th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.95.174.25
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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