Minneapolis Institute of Art

Sultan Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Malik-Shah Enthroned

Author: Ḥāfiẓ-i Abrū

Date: 1425–30
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

The central figure is an enthroned king, Mughith ad-Dunya Wa'd Din Qasin Mahmud, son of Mahmud, grandson of Malik Shah, great grandson of Alp Arslan of Seljuk dynasty, King of Iran (571-525 A.H. - 1117-1131 CE). He gives audience to four men, one of whom kneels before him. At his left a man is seated near the king on a camp stool, while another, standing, peers in upon the scene from the edge of the picture. The scene is painted against a bluish white hillside, schemetically flecked with grass and outlined in violet against a golden sky. Warm tints of green, yellow and red, with greys and touches of gold unite with clear red and a bright blue to form the color scheme. Afghanistan, Asia

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