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Iranian miniature with a standing youth and a seated dervish or beggar
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Iranian miniature with a standing youth and a seated dervish or beggar

anonymous · before 1621 · paint

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The miniature depicts a standing youth, richly dressed with a turban and colorful sashes around his waist, holding onto a small tree in bloom. Next to him sits a dervish or beggar. His head is shaved and he wears a simple garment. In his right hand he holds a cup. In front of him on the ground lie a gourd, a fruit, and a headgear (?) with a sash around it. All this against a simple background with floral motifs. The frame consists of a simple double border with a wide surrounding border featuring a gold image of a landscape containing a large feline (tiger or lion?) and four deer fleeing in fright.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineIraanse miniatuur met een staande jongeling en een zittende derwisj of bedelaar. before 1621. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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