Walters Ms. W.688, Single leaf of youths before a ruler at his courtYouths before a ruler at his courtPrincipal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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This manuscript illustration of a group of youths before a king and his courtiers was executed in Iran during the early eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. Stylistically it relates to manuscript production in Shiraz in the tenth century AH / sixteenth CE and early eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. The painting is framed by illuminated borders in tones of gold. The back of the leaf has additional illumination and no text.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.688No linguistic content; Not applicablefols. W.688a - W.688bYouths before a ruler at his court

Thin paper; full-page gold illumination on the back

Foliation: Not applicable39.024.0Image: 15.5 cm wide by 26.2 cm highBorder illuminated with floral designs and birdsYouths before a ruler at his courtIllustrationThis manuscript illustration of a group of youths before a king and his courtiers was executed in Iran during the early eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. Stylistically it relates to manuscript production in Shiraz in the tenth century AH / sixteenth CE and early eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. The painting is framed by illuminated borders in tones of gold. The back of the leaf has additional illumination and no text.Youths before a ruler at his court (back)Illumination; backThe framing lines in green, orange, blue, and black suggest that this illuminated page was originally intended for illustration or text.Early 11th century AH / 17th CEIranWalters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetKashmiriHorsesWalters Art MuseumBlockbookDocumentGeneologyAstrologyDevotionHistoryLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyPhilosophyScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyMineralogyLogicGeographyGeomancyCosmologyCartographyFortune-tellingKoranQur`anFirmanPalimpsestPrayerBibleGospelsPsalterMissalLectionaryBook of HoursAntiphonaryPrayerbookHomilaryProcessionalHorologionBreviaryHymnalChroniclePsalter/HoursMaghrebSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyAfghanistanCentral Arab Lands (Near East)Central AsiaEgyptEnglandIndiaIranIraqPakistanGermanyFranceAustriaNetherlandsEthiopiaArmeniaFlandersGreeceMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianArmenianByzantineAbbasidQajarRajputChristianArabicAustrianDutchEgyptianFatimidGermanIndianIslamicPersianSafavidTimuridTurkishUmayyadEnglishFrenchFlemishEthiopianCarolingianCalligraphyChartsColophonHeadpieceIlluminationIllustrationMedallionMiniatureOrnamentPainting'Kufic'Early Abbasid scriptRaginiRomanesqueGothicWatermarkTreasure BindingGrotesquesHistoriated initialInhabited initialCarolingian MinusculeGothic Book handWhite-vine letteringEnglish secretaryTexturaBatardaHumanisticUncialAccordion bookAlbumBookCodexManuscriptHeraldrySaint's LifeDrawingGrisailleOriginal BindingBindingNew Abbasid stylecharter8th Century9th Century10th Century11th Century12th Century13th Century14th Century15th Century16th Century17th Century18th Century19th Century20th CenturyMusical notationRussiaRomaniaLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishIlluminationIllustrationIranIslamicMiniaturePaintingPersianSafavidWalters Art Museum