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Tahmuras vainqueur des div : feuillet du Shah Namah du shah Tahmasp

Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad Iranian
ca. 1525
Not on view
Tahmuras, souverain héroïque, représenté ici galopant sur la prairie, vainquit les div (démons) qui, pour avoir la vie sauve, lui enseignèrent l’art de l’écriture. Cette page du Shah Namah (livre des rois) est attribuée à Sultan Muhammad, qui appartient à la première génération des artistes qui illustrèrent l’histoire des anciens souverains d’Iran, de l’origine mythique à la conquête arabe, en 651. Le comique des mines affreuses, des gestes et du traitement pictural de la peau tavelée des div est typique du style de Sultan Muhammad. Des détails, tels les nuages en forme de cerf-volant et le raccourci extrême, révèlent les racines turkmènes de l’artiste. Les formes animales cachées parmi les rochers, autre caractéristique propre à l’artiste, évoquent le monde des esprits.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Tahmuras vainqueur des div : feuillet du Shah Namah du shah Tahmasp
  • Artiste: Attribué à Sultan Muhammad, Iranien, actif pendant la première moitié du XVIe siècle
  • Date: v. 1525
  • Aire géographique: Iran
  • Technique: Gouache, encre, argent et or sur papier
  • Dimensions: 28,3 x 18,6 cm
  • Crédits: Don d'Arthur A. Houghton Jr, 1970
  • Accession Number: 1970.301.3
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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