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Reclining Prince by Aqa Mirak. Safavid Iran. 1530 CE.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.
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"Kai Khusrau's War Prizes Are Pledged", Folio 225v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Aqa Mirak, Islamic Art
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452143
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Totally our mood today on this rainy Sunday.
Aqa Mirak. "Prince Reclining" A.D. 1530. Safavid Period. Tabriz, Iran. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Nushirvan Listening to the Owls on the Ruined Palace
Attributed to Aqa Mirak 1538-39
The palace wall is inscribed: "Erected in the deserted heart of those deprived of happiness, there is no better edifice than this." Written by Mir Musavvir
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Faridun Tests his Sons, Front. Folio from the Shahnameh(Book of Kings). Iran. Aqa Mirak, 1535 CE.
The Aga Khan Museum.
#aqa mirak#Iran#Iranian#1500s#art#culture#history#middle eastern history#early modern period#early modern history#Aga khan museum#asian history#iranian history#Persia
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"Ceasar Captive Before Shapur II", Folio 543r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Aqa Mirak via Islamic Art
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452169
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"Hurmuzd I's Last Testament to Prince Bahram I", Folio 535r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp by Aqa Mirak via Islamic Art
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452167
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