"Bazur, the Magician, Raises up Darkness and a Storm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Yazdigird II Accedes to the Throne", Folio 592r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi →ca. 1530–35
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper · Painting: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) Entire Page: H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm) W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →
On view now
More by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi at Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"The Four Knights of Kai Khusrau in the Mountains", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Caesar Gives his Daughter Katayun to Gushtasp", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Death of Farud", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"Rustam Pleads for Tus Before Kai Khusrau," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
"How Rustam Found a Spring", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
