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Tahmuras vence a los divs: Folio del Shahnama de Shah Tahmasp

Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad Iranian
ca. 1525
Not on view
El heroico rey Tahmuras, que aparece galopando a través de una pradera, venció a los divs (demonios) quienes, para salvar la vida, le enseñaron el arte de la escritura. Este folio de un Shahnama (Libro de los Reyes) se atribuye a Sultan Muhammad, miembro de la primera generación de ilustradores de esa historia de los antiguos reyes del Irán desde sus míticos inicios hasta la conquista árabe en 651. Su estilo es aparente en la representación humorística de los rostros y gestos horrendos de los divs y el tratamiento pictórico de su piel manchada. Ciertos detalles, como las nubes en forma de cometas y el extremado escorzo de las figuras, revelan las raíces turcomanas del artista. Las formas animales ocultas en las rocas, otra característica de las pinturas de Sultan Muhammad, evocan el mundo de los espíritus.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Tahmuras vence a los divs: Folio del Shahnama de Shah Tahmasp
  • Artista: Atribuido al Sultan Muhammad, iraní, activo en la primera mitad del siglo XVI
  • Fecha: ca. 1525
  • Geografía: Irán
  • Material: Acuarela opaca, tinta, plata, oro sobre papel
  • Dimensiones: 28,3 x 18,6 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
  • Número de inventario: 1970.301.3
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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