"There's no break in the line; there's no hesitation in the hand of the artist."
Curator Sheila Canby on a Persian drawing of a horseman and groom.
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The economy of this Persian pen drawing wouldn't be possible without calligraphy
"There's no break in the line; there's no hesitation in the hand of the artist."
Sheila Canby
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Sheila Canby
Patti Cadby Birch Curator in Charge, Department of Islamic Art
Patti Cadby Birch Curator in Charge, Department of Islamic Art
Art Mentioned
1540–50
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