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"Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan", Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed)

Poet Fuzuli
late 16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460
This painting shows an arched room filled with numerous male and some female figures, all wearing colorful kaftans, white, black, or green turbans, and headdresses. In the center are two veiled figures distinguished by flaming halos flickering around their heads: depicted are Husain at the deathbed of his older brother Hasan— the two sons of 'Ali and important Shi'i figures.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan", Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed)
  • Poet: Fuzuli (Karbala or an-Najaf ca. 1480–1556 Karbala)
  • Date: late 16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Turkey
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
    W. 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Richard Ettinghausen, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.211
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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