Nashmi the Archer
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Period
1670s -
Geography
Isfahan, Iran -
Material
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 30.7 x 20.6 cm (12 1/16 x 8 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1998.15 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.15
Object Details
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Artist
Mu'in Musavvir (active ca. 1635-1690) -
Description
The painting is based on Riza Abbasi's painting, dated 1622 in the Harvard University Art Museum (1960.197) -
Inscriptions
In the likeness of Nashmi the archer and...[which] my late master, Riza Abbasi, had created on the date of 1039 (1629) during the reign of the world protecting shah, Shah Safi; painted by the lowly servant on the date of....Mu'in Musavvir.In the likeness of Nashmi the archer and...[which] my late master, Riza Abbasi, had created on the date of 1039 (1629) during the reign of the world protecting shah, Shah Safi; painted by the lowly servant on the date of....Mu'in Musavvir. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
Isfahan, Iran -
Credit Line
Bequest of Adrienne Minassian -
Type
Painting -
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