The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Gushtasp Proves His Archery before Caesar," Folio 404r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
'Abd al-'Aziz|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Aqa Mirak
- Date
- ca. 1525–30
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm) W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.50
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
active first half 16th century|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, active ca. 1525–1576 Qazvin
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Men
The Met object ID 452159. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.