Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=9F2B25AFBC9E837F79F27897A02149CE44A177F0442FF42AFEC7C3B35CF0B6DA&s=24247294&se=858642956&v=4&f=1947.497det01_o2.jpg
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=0A7F225F7A742CECB7A48071AE00545CAB9B2AF2D7C15F3A25392AE2E99FF4A7&s=24247294&se=858642956&v=1&f=%5C1947.497_o2.jpg
Nov 19, 2009
Nov 19, 2009
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript
c.1600–1650
style of Riza-yi Abbasi
(Iranian)
(1501-1722)
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.497
Location
Download and Share
Description
This single painting of a youth holding a favored pomegranate reflects the style of the most gifted painter at the court of Shah ‘Abbas, Riza-yi ‘Abbasi, whose work inspired numerous adaptations and copies by other artists. In this painting, the youth is attired less extravagantly—with less gold thread than those in the two paintings nearby—presumably conveying a lower status. Gold thread was so expensive that rulers occasionally burned old fabrics for the monetary value of the gold.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.