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Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso)

Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso)

c. 1550–1600 (recto); c. 1450–1500 (verso)
(1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)
opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Verso image: 11.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Recto Image: 12.2 x 5.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1947.496
Location: not on view

Description

Single-page depictions of courtly figures became popular in Iran during the 1500s. The subject here conveys Safavid ideals of female beauty. Long dark hair falls in jeweled braids down to her ankles, while shorter tendrils frame her full, smooth face. She is shown in the three-quarter profile favored in Persian painting. The contrasting colors of the bright blue of her robe and the orange of her sash and tunic beneath are features of Safavid fashion.
  • ?-1947
    Purchased using income from the Edward L. Whittemore Endowment Fund from Heeramaneck Galleries
    1947-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Rosenweig, Daphne Lange. "Stalking the Persian Dragon: Chinese Prototypes for the Miniature Representations." Kunst des Orients XII 1/2 (1978-79): 151-176. Fig. 21
  • Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 3, 2012-December 9, 2013).
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