The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art
"The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
'Abd al-Samad|Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
- Date
- ca. 1535
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm) Page: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm) W.12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) Frame: H. 23 in. (58.4 cm) W. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
- Object type
- Folio from an illustrated manuscript
- Classification
- Codices
- Country
- Iran
- Object number
- 1970.301.75
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970
- Gallery
- 462
Artist information
Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1505/15–ca. 1600|Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Subjects and terms
- Palaces
- Death
- Men
The Met object ID 452184. 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.