Khamsa of Nizami, Herat, c. 1493: Bahram Gur slaying the Dragon, painted by Bihzad
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dc.contributor.author | Gray, Basil | |
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dc.contributor.author | Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Persia (Herat, Afghanistan) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-25T00:04:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-25T00:04:41Z | |
dc.date.created | 1961 | |
dc.identifier | ANUA 682-4300 | |
dc.identifier.other | P(M-P)-116 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/208952 | |
dc.description | Bihzad's favourite scheme shows a predominance of blues and greens with frequent areas of low-toned browns and earth yellows as a foil, and occasional touches of bright red. Old-fashioned gold sky, but without the conventional cloud-forms. Here Bahram, instead of bringing down his sword on the dragon's head, shoots an arrow from a distance while his horse rears in fright. The landscape is wilder, and the dragon poised to spring crouches against the tree, no easy victim. Behind on the horizon instead of two casual spectators there is only a wild ass, which certainly intensifies the solitary feat of the king. The varied hues in the purple rocks are shaded naturalistically, and the scene is intensely felt. Basil Gray compares it with another illustration of the same subject, also in British Museum. -- 5.125 x 3.5625". | |
dc.format.extent | 35mm | |
dc.format.medium | slide | |
dc.format.medium | colour | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.subject | Mediaeval painting | |
dc.subject | paintings | |
dc.subject | miniatures | |
dc.subject | book scan | |
dc.title | Khamsa of Nizami, Herat, c. 1493: Bahram Gur slaying the Dragon, painted by Bihzad | |
dc.type | Image | |
local.description.notes | Source: Basil Gray, Persian Painting, New York, Skira, 1961, p. 112 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-08-25T00:04:41Z | |
dc.provenance | Digitised by the Australian National University in 2020 | |
dc.rights.license | This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University. | |
Collections | Arthur Llewellyn Basham |
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