The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"Ceasar Captive Before Shapur II", Folio 543r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Aqa Mirak|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- 1530–35
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.60
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian, active ca. 1525–1576 Qazvin|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Men
The Met object ID 452169. 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.