"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
ArtistAbu'l Qasim FirdausiIranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Dateca. 1530
MediumOpaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
DimensionsPainting:
H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
Page:
H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm)
W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Mat:
H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
DepartmentIslamic Art
ClassificationCodices
CreditGift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970