Dervish in a Landscape | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1960.50
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Dervish in a Landscape
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: c. 1630
Places: Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan
Period: Safavid period
Culture: Persian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/216672

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 18.2 x 8.9 cm (7 3/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.50
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), p. 117, no. 103
40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), pp. 179, 242

Exhibition History

Precisely to the Point, Daggers and Drawings from Persia and India: 15th-19th century, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/30/1992 - 07/26/1992

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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

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