"Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides

dated 621 AH/1224 CE

Not on view

Illustrations in early Islamic manuscripts produced by the Baghdad School were greatly influenced by Greek and Byzantine prototypes; the text often included the translation of Greek scientific manuscripts, such as De Materia Medica, accompanied by detailed genre scenes. On this folio, the medicinal properties of sour wine are described with an illustration showing two men treading grapes.

Artwork Details

Title: "Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides
Date: dated 621 AH/1224 CE
Geography: Attributed to Iraq or Northern Jazira, possibly Baghdad
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.1 cm)
W. 9.12 in. (23.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1956
Object Number: 56.20
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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