Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Bizhan Slaughters the Wild Boars of Irman", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · dated 741 AH/1341 CE

"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1530

"Rustam Blames Kai Kavus for the Death of Siyavush", Folio 202v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1525–30

"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1330–40

"Sam Seals His Pact with Sindukht", Folio 85v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1525–30