Artist name:
Persian
Artwork title:
King Feridun in his flower garden
Description: Miniature painting on paper depicting King Feridun, wearing a long burgundy robe with a white sash, standing in his flower garden, looking at a cup held in his right hand; flowering tree in the background; scene with foliate and scroll border; framed. Scene from the "Shah Nameh", the Book of Kings by Firdusi?. The Shanameh is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran,
Artwork date(s): 18th/19th century
Artwork type: Eastern Collection
Medium: miniature painting on paper
Measurements: 280X180
Accession number: 444
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