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Asamblea de los pájaros: folio del Mantiq al-tair de Farid al-Din 'Attar

Painting by Habiballah of Sava Iranian
Author Farid al-Din `Attar Iranian
ca. 1600
Not on view
Este folio ilustra una escena de un poema místico, el Mantiq al-tair (Lenguaje de los pájaros), escrito por un poeta iraní del siglo XII, Farid al-Din ‘Attar. Los pájaros, que simbolizan las almas en pos del simurgh (ave mística emblemática de la unión espiritual perfecta), se han reunido en un paisaje idílico para iniciar su peregrinación bajo el liderazgo de una abubilla (posada sobre una roca en el centro derecha). La composición mesurada y armoniosa es similar a la de las miniaturas timúridas de finales del siglo XV que también forman parte del manuscrito, pero tres factores indican que esta imagen es posterior: la presencia del cazador, que no figura en la narración; el arma de fuego, desconocida en Irán hasta la segunda mitad del siglo XVI; y la firma de Habiballah, un artista activo a finales del siglo XVI y principios del siglo XVII.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Asamblea de los pájaros: folio del Mantiq al-tair de Farid al-Din 'Attar
  • Artista: Habiballah de Sava, iraní, activo ca. 1590–1610
  • Fecha: ca. 1600
  • Geografía: Irán, Isfahán
  • Material: Tinta, acuarela opaca, plata, oro sobre papel
  • Dimensiones: 33 x 20,8 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Fletcher, 1963
  • Número de inventario: 63.210.11
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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