The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 29, no. 8 (April, 1971)
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 29, no. 8 (April, 1971)

Cooper, Douglas, Arnold Lehman, and Stuart C. Welch
1971
33 pages
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"78 Pictures from a World of Kings, Heroes, and Demons: The Houghton Shah-nameh"
Stuart C. Welch

"The Temperament of Juan Gris"
Douglas Cooper

"New York Skyscrapers: The Jazz Modern Neo-American Beautilitarian Style"
Arnold Lehman

"Recent Accessions"

Met Art in Publication

"Firdausi's Parable of the Ship of Shi'ism", Folio 18v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
"Zahhak is Told His Fate", Folio 29v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1524
"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525
"Kai Khusrau's War Prizes Are Pledged", Folio 225v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530
"The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1525–30
"The Coup against Usurper Shah", Folio 745v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
"Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1530–35
"The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi  Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1535
The Mourning Virgin, Lindenwood, polychromed and gilded, German
early 18th century
Gentleman’s secretary, Nehemiah Adams  American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood with white pine, American
Nehemiah Adams
1800–1810
Helmet Mask: Snakes, Wood, kaolin, Bamileke peoples
19th century
No. 16, Mark Rothko  American, born Russia, Oil on canvas
Mark Rothko
1960