Two Youths Romping

late 16th century

Not on view

This line drawing, tinted with greenish tan, depicts two youths playing and frolicking, with one boy grasping the other from behind. The figures wear small turbans with gold highlights, one with a tassel and the other with a blue appendage, and garments decorated with floral motifs. The drawing was done in the Qazvin style after Shaykh Muhammad, but it does not exhibit the master’s expert skill.

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Title: Two Youths Romping
Date: late 16th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Ink, pencil, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Overall:
H. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm)
W. 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm
Dimenions of painting:
H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, The Friends of the Department of Islamic Art Fund, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Straka Gift, 1978
Object Number: 1978.18
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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