Saturday, February 2, 2013

Safavid Man With a Pitchfork

Painting in a Manuscript
Era: Safavid Period, Persia
Date: July 11, 1634 (4 Safar, A.H. 1044)
Materials and Techniques: Album Painting, Ink and color washes on paper.
Size: Inner: 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (11.0 x 6.0 cm)
kept in Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky.
Source [1]
نقاشی مرد صفوی و چنگک - موزه لوس آنجلس
This painting is a page from an album which was created by Riza Abbasi (or Reza Abbasi, Iran, Isfahan, died 1635) who was a leading Persian miniaturist of the Isfahan School during the Safavid period, spending most of his career working for Shah Abbas I. For more information about Riza Abbasi, you can read on Wikipedia: [2]