Riza-yi Abbasi

Under Shah Abbas, the tradition in which painting was employed to illustrate a literary work was all but abandoned. In its place came a new concern with single-page illustrations, such as this one, which have no specific content or meaning. They often illustrate albums of collections of verses about love and beauty, in which these themes often appear to serve as allegories of things divine.

Islamic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

Islamic Art

For Modern America from the Ancient Near East. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948).

For Modern America from the Ancient Near East

The World of Miniature Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 20-November 10, 1953).

The World of Miniature Painting

Islamic and Indian Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (December 19, 1955-February 19, 1956).

Islamic and Indian Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts

The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).

The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran

The Arts of Persia and Mohammedan India. Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA (September 28-November 21, 1949).

Exhibition of Persian Miniatures. The San Diego Museum, San Diego, CA (December 10, 1949-January 10, 1950).

Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 116). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 14, 2012-December 9, 2013).

Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 116). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016). 1944.494.b only.

One book page features diagonal black Persian calligraphy within a multi-layered blue, red, and gold floral border. The opposite page depicts a youth with a light skin tone in an orange robe sleeping against a willow tree on green ground before a purple hill. This painting is framed by a light blue border with gold motifs. Both pages are surrounded by wide margins decorated with intricate gold vine patterns on tan and light blue.

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso)

Vase

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto)

Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto)

The Story of Hushang (recto),  Illustration and text (Persian Prose) from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru; Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso)

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