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Tahmuras sconfigge i div: folio proveniente da Shahnama di Shah Tahmasp

Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian
Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad Iranian
ca. 1525
Not on view
L’eroico sovrano Tahmuras, qui raffigurato mentre galoppa nella prateria, sconfisse i demoni (div), che in cambio di aver salva la vita gli trasmisero l’arte della scrittura. Questo folio tratto da un Libro dei re (Shahnama) è attribuito a Sultan Muhammad, appartenente alla prima generazione di artisti che illustrarono questo racconto degli antichi re dell’Iran, dalle mitiche origini fino alla conquista araba nel 651. L’espressione degli orribili volti, i gesti dei div e la resa pittorica a chiazze della loro pelle sono caratteristici dello stile di Sultan Muhammad. Particolari quali le nuvole a forma di aquilone e la prospettiva estrema rivelano le origini turcomanne dell’artista. Forme zoomorfe celate tra le rocce, altra caratteristica pittorica dell’artista, ci ricordano il mondo degli spiriti.

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  • Titolo: Tahmuras sconfigge i div: folio proveniente da Shahnama di Shah Tahmasp
  • Artista:

    Attribuito a Sultan Muhammad Iraniano, attivo nella prima metà del XVI secolo

  • Data: ca. 1525
  • Area geografica: Iran
  • Materiale e tecnica: Acquarello opaco, inchiostro, argento, oro su carta
  • Dimensioni: 28,3 x 18,6 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
  • Numero d'inventario: 1970.301.3
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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