MN
Artist20 works

Collection Summary

Works Held20
Date Range1460 – 1610
Primary DepartmentIslamic Art (15)
Most Common FormCodices (15)
Countries3
Public Domain15 works (100%)

Geographic Distribution

Iran
11
present-day Afghanistan
2
present-day Uzbekistan
2

Cities Represented

Shiraz · 9probably Herat · 2Bukhara · 2Mashhad · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)Codices1485–90present-day Afghanistan
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)Codices1485–90present-day Afghanistan
"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha…Codices1523–24present-day Uzbekistan
"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a…Codices1523–24present-day Uzbekistan
Haft Aurang (Seven Thrones) of JamiCodicesca. 1570–80Iran
"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
"Enthronement of a Young Prince (Shapur II?)", Folio from a…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
"Yusef Serves for Zulaikha at a Feast", Folio from a Yusuf…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
"Yusuf is Drawn Up from the Well", Folio from a Yusuf and…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
"Zulaikha after her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
Double Page in Nasta'liq Script from a Yusuf and Zulaikha…Codicessecond half 16th centuryIran
Illuminated Double Page of a Yusuf and Zulaikha of JamiCodicesca. 1580Iran
Salaman u Absal of Maulana Nur al-Din 'Abd-Rahman JamiCodicesA.H. 993/ A.D. 1585Iran

Other artists in the collection

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi215 worksNina de Garis Davies155 worksWalter Tyndale134 worksBehar Lithographic Press101 worksCharles K. Wilkinson95 worksJulia Margaret Cameron93 worksNorman de Garis Davies77 worksBhadrabahu71 works
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access