may 11, 1522 - The Court of Gayumars
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folio from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Sultan Muhammad
*this specific manuscript started at the beginning of the 16th century for the 1st Safavid dynastic ruler Shah Ismail, but was completed during his son's, Shah Tahmasp's, rule
Persian, Mongols???
multiple points of perspective
similarities to chinese art, stylistic, motifs (clouds)
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