Detail View: The AMICA Library: Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.13.228.13
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Books
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Creator Name:
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Nizami (Ilyas Abu Muhammad Nizam al-Din of Ganj),
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Nizami (Ilyas Abu Muhammad Nizam al-Din of Ganj)
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Creator Name:
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Maulana, Azhar
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Creator Role:
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Calligrapher
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Maulana Azhar
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Title:
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Illustrated detached folios
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Title Type:
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Object name
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Title:
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Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1430
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Creation Start Date:
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1420
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Creation End Date:
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1440
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Classification Term:
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Codex
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Dimensions:
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Page size: 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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13.228.13
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
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Rights:
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Context:
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An eavesdropper can be seen peering at the frolicking nymphs from a shuttered window of the building. The lyrical mood of this miniature typifies the idealized vision of the world depicted by the Persian painter. The balance between architectural, landscape, and figural elements in the design is harmoniously controlled, and color is used to set off objects from one another and at the same time unite them within the composition. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.is13.228.13.R.tif
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