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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.530
People
Attributed to Muhammad Qasim, Persian
Title
Bearded Man Seated in a Rocky Landscape
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1650
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217659

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
14 x 10.2 cm (5 1/2 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arrived at the Harvard Art Museums on October 23, 1973.
Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by April 1, 1969-2008), 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
2011.530
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This is a single figure drawing of a bearded man seated in a rocky landscape. With legs tucked beneath him, he clasps his hands on his left thigh proper and directs his distant gaze leftward. His face is marked by a wrinkled forehead, a prominent nose, and a feathery, pointed beard. The figure is rendered in flowing lines that swell and taper, in contrast to the pale washes used for the rocky outcroppings.

Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art: Drawings, Calligraphies and Objects, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/29/1983 - 09/25/1983

Verification Level

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