The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"The Angel Surush Rescues Khusrau Parviz from a Cul-de-sac", Folio 708v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi|Muzaffar 'Ali
- Date
- ca. 1530–35
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) W. 11 in. (27.9 cm) Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.73
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
Artist information
Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus|Iranian, active late 1520s–70s; died ca. 1576
Subjects and terms
- Horses
- Angels
- Men
The Met object ID 452182. 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.