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Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576) Seated in a Landscape

c. 1575

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

(1501-1722)
Medium
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1078
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Shah Tahmasp I, the second ruler of Iran’s Safavid dynasty, is shown kneeling pensively on a carpet under a willow on the banks of a stream, a book at his side. The luxurious fabrics of his robe and his bolster pillow, with sprigs and cloud motifs in gold, indicate his wealth and privilege. Even the fine white cloth of his turban is edged in gold, topped by a small cluster of jewels.
Opaque, watercolor painting on light, yellow-brown paper depicting Shah Tahmasp I, a man with light skin tone and a finely detailed beard transitioning black to white, kneeling on a carpet in a sparsely suggested landscape. He wears a light blue, gold-patterned robe over a light purple shirt, a white turban twisting to a point on his head. An oblong, gold-patterned, orange pillow sits behind him. A thin-branched willow tree arcs over his head.

Shah Tahmasp I (1514–1576) Seated in a Landscape

c. 1575

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

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