17 mars 2014
Abul Qasim Ferdowsi, Persian miniature of Rustam and Esfandiar from the Shahnameh, Shiraz School, Iran, Safavid, c. 1600
Abul Qasim Ferdowsi, Persian miniature of Rustam and Esfandiar from the Shahnameh, Shiraz School, Iran, Safavid, c. 1600. Photo courtesy Amir Mohtashemi.
37 x 22.5cm.Ink, watercolour and gold on paper
The miniature portrays one of the most featured and exquisite mythological stories from the Book of Kings, Shahnameh, representing the tragic battle between Rustam and Esfandiar.
Amir Mohtashemi (stand 235) at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.tefaf.com/
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