Minneapolis Institute of Art
Sultan Mahmud ibn Muhammad ibn Malik-Shah Enthroned
Author: Ḥāfiẓ-i AbrūLinkedCulture matchlcp-9412474b7a52
- Date
- 1425–30
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 1191
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
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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- Bequest of Mrs. Margaret McMillan Webber in memory of her mother, Katherine Kittredge McMillan
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