“An Enthroned King in a Landscape”
Date1520
PeriodSafavid
MediumGouache painting, gold, and ink on paper
DimensionsPainting: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (21.6 x 11.4 cm)
Leaf: 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.
ClassificationsPaintings
Object number11.6.5
DescriptionThe natural setting of a garden landscape varies little from the interior image. The king is still enthroned on his wooden takht and surrounded by courtiers eager to advise, serve, or be seen by him. This composition emphasizes the power held by the sovereign over all he surveys.On View
Not on view
12th - 13th century
1520
Dated AH 1031 (1622 CE)
12th - 13th century
18th - 19th century
19th - 20th century
c 1790 CE
