Harvard Art Museums > 1941.294: The Return of Zal, Rustam and Gudarz (painting, recto); The Story of Luhrasp (text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Return of Zal, Rustam and Gudarz (painting, recto); The Story of Luhrasp (text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi (Mu’in Musavvir) , 1941.294,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216351. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1941.294 People Mu’in Musavvir, Persian Title The Return of Zal, Rustam and Gudarz (painting, recto); The Story of Luhrasp (text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi Other Titles Series/Book Title: Shahnama Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 17th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan Period Safavid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216351 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper Dimensions folio: 35.1 x 20.4 cm (13 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund Accession Year 1941 Object Number 1941.294 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. Publication History "An Illustrated Shahnameh of 1650: Isfahan in the Service of Yazd", Journal of the David Collection, ed. Kjeld von Folsach and Joachim Meyer, The David Collection (Copenhagen, Denmark), Vol. 3, pp. 55-113, p. 71, no. 25, fig. 11. Eric Schroeder, Persian Miniatures in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), pp. 151-152, fig. 28 Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, Mostra d'arte iranica. Exhibition of Iranian Art., exh. cat. (Milan, 1956), p. 524 Williams Lillys, ed., Persian Miniatures: The Story of Rustam, Charles E. Tuttle Co. (Rutland, VT, 1958), p. 24, pl. 6 and cover Ivan Stchoukine, Les peintures des manuscrits de Shah Abbas Ier à la fin des Safavis, P. Geuthner (Paris, 1964), p. 65 Basil William Robinson, Persian Drawings from the 14th through the 19th Century, Shorewood Publishers Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), p.137/plate 64 Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 52, 94-95, no. 35, ill. Dr. Sheila R. Canby, "An Illustrated Shahnameh of 1650: Isfahan in the Service of Yazd", Journal of the David Collection, ed. Kjeld von Folsach and Joachim Meyer, The David Collection (2010), Vol. 3, pp. 54-113., p. 70-71, no. 25, fig. 11. Exhibition History Arab and Persian Painting, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/10/1981 - 03/09/1981 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/17/2023 - 10/18/2023 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
