Folio from an Anthology; Frontispiece: an old man and a youth in a mountain landscape

Object Details

• Artist

  Kamal al-Din Bihzad (ca. 1467-1535)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

  Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)

  International Exhibition of Persian Art (January 7 to March 7, 1931)

• Origin

  Herat, Afghanistan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Name

  Bihzad, Kamal al-Din

• Place

  Afghanistan, Herat

• Topic

  S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736, Mountains, Landscapes, Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Illumination, Youth

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts