据传作者为苏丹·穆罕默德（伊朗，活跃于十六世纪上半叶）塔姆拉斯打败迪弗：《列王纪》中的一页

Author Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian
 Painting attributed to Sultan Muhammad Iranian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462

此图中，英雄统治者塔姆拉斯骑马奔驰在草地上，他刚击败了“迪弗”（恶魔）。为了保命，几只迪弗向他传授书写的艺术。这页《沙纳玛》（即《列王纪》）的作者据说是本书第一代艺术家中的一位——苏丹·穆罕默德。这本插图叙事书记载了伊朗古代帝王神话般的起源直至 651年被阿拉伯征服的故事。迪弗惨白的脸色和手势传达出的幽默感以及对他们布满斑点的皮肤的艺术处理，都是苏丹·穆罕默德的典型风格。风筝形的云朵等细节和极端的前缩透视法都揭示了艺术家的土库曼背景。隐藏在岩石中的动物形状使我们联想到灵性世界，这也是这位艺术家的另一绘画特征。

"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus), Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

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