"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami

late 15th century

Not on view

This painting depicts in a lively fashion the many tasks involved in the preparation of a feast. Such realistically observed details of menial activities, albeit for a grand occasion, exemplify the broadening of subject matter that evolved in the Herat school of painting in the latter part of the fifteenth century under the influence of the great painter Bihzad. Many Herat painters were found working in Bukhara in the early decades of the sixteenth century. Certain details of drawing and coloring suggest that this Herat style miniature was probably painted in Bukhara.

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Title: "Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
Date: late 15th century
Geography: Attributed to modern-day Afghanistan, Herat
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm)
W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Page: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm)
W. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952
Object Number: 52.20.4
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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