Harvard Art Museums > 2011.524: A Hero in Combat with a Dragon Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Hero in Combat with a Dragon (Attributed to Mir Sayyid Muhammad Naqqash) , 2011.524,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190207. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.524 People Attributed to Mir Sayyid Muhammad Naqqash, Persian Title A Hero in Combat with a Dragon Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1550 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Tabriz? Period Safavid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190207 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and watercolor on beige paper Dimensions 32 x 20.6 cm (12 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by 1999-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch Accession Year 2011 Object Number 2011.524 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This drawing portrays an idealized Safavid warrior mounted on a horse, engaged in combat with a dragon. The dragon is wrapped around the horse’s body, while its head is pulled down by the Iranian hero. Holding his arm up in the air, the man is about to stab the monster with a dagger while his horse bites the tail of the spotted creature. Moreover, the hero is depicted with a bow, arrows, and a quiver, and he wears a Safavid-style turban. The artist painted all three creatures with great sense of movement and vitality, creating a playful composition of patterns and bodies. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Kim Masteller, From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from the Stuart Cary Welch Collection, exh. cat., Yale University Press (New Haven, 2004), pp.48-49, no. 5 Exhibition History From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from SCWelch, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/19/2005 - 06/02/2005 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
