EVA Visual Arts in Europe: An Open History

Artwork

An Ottoman copy of Persian poem Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) (d. 1449)

Arifi

1539-1540

Topkapı Saray Museum Library, İstanbul, Turkey

Miniature illustrée montrant plusieurs cavaliers et personnages à pied dans un paysage vallonné, encadrée de texte et de motifs décoratifs.
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Details

Creator(s)
  • Arifi
Title(s)
  • An Ottoman copy of Persian poem Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) (d. 1449)
Date of creation
1539-1540
Materials and techniques
Manuscript written in cut out (decoupage) letters, with a painting of Painting on paper (opaque watercolor and gold on paper)
Place of conservation
  • Topkapı Saray Museum Library, İstanbul, Turkey
External links
Rights
  • Public Domain
Subject(s)
outdoor, dynamic, figurative, sport/leisure, multitude/crowd, historical, depicted, landscape, precious, written, animal