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Shah-nama of Muhammad Juki, Herat, c. 1440: The Battle between Gav and Talhand who swoons on his Elephant

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dc.contributor.authorGray, Basil
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialPersia (Herat, Afghanistan)
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-25T00:03:46Z
dc.date.available2020-08-25T00:03:46Z
dc.date.created1961
dc.date.updated2020-08-25T00:03:46Z
dc.descriptionThe miniatures in this manuscript are on a much smaller scale than those in the Baysunghur manuscripts, painted with great skill in enamel colours, the figures dwarfed by the brilliance of the landscape. The artists show far greater interest in the natural world, so that it takes over the function of dramatic setting, trees are more windswept etc. Human figures are still generally stiff, especially when on horseback, but there is less monotony in stance or movement, and in this battle scene a definitive advance towards more complex composition. -- 9 x 5.25".
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-4296
dc.identifier.otherP(M-P)-112
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/208948
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2020
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectMediaeval painting
dc.subjectpaintings
dc.subjectminiatures
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleShah-nama of Muhammad Juki, Herat, c. 1440: The Battle between Gav and Talhand who swoons on his Elephant
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Basil Gray, Persian Painting, New York, Skira, 1961, p. 89

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