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Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower

Painted by Muhammadi of Herat Iranian
1565–75
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462
This charming portrait of a young woman holding daisies is by the well-known sixteenth-century Persian painter Muhammadi of Herat. It exhibits the hallmarks of his elegant style, seen especially in the delicate rendering of the facial features and the detailed attention to the woman’s garb. The page bears the stamp of the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (r. 1587–1629), indicating that it belonged to his collection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
  • Artist: Painted by Muhammadi of Herat (Iranian, active Qazvin, ca. 1570–78; Herat, ca. 1578–87)
  • Date: 1565–75
  • Geography: Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
    W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.121.42
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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