"Khizr Comes to the Ascetic's Cell", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

ca. 1450

Not on view

This painting illustrates an episode from a five-part poem written by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi between 1298 and 1302. In the painting, a young man named Khizr is admonished by an ascetic to be faithful and disregard the opinion of others. The page comes from a book attributed to northern India in the fifteenth century, although it displays many features of contemporary Iranian painting, such as large-scale plants and a single-color background.

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Title: "Khizr Comes to the Ascetic's Cell", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Author: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi)
Date: ca. 1450
Geography: Attributed to Northern India
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: Page:
H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Painting:
H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
W. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kraus, 1976
Object Number: 1976.283
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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