The Arrival of King Mahmud's Envoy at Gananj, 1425-30
Ḥāfiẓ-i Abrūexpand_more
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paperexpand_more
Bequest of Mrs. Margaret McMillan Webber in memory of her mother, Katherine Kittredge McMillanexpand_more 51.37.24
Not on Viewexpand_more
Sultan Mahmud, one of the most important patrons of Persian art and literature, arrives at the city gates of Gananj on horseback with his entourage in 1017. Mahmud had commissioned Ferdowsi to write the 50,000 verse Shah Nama (Book of Kings), and journeyed to Gananj to pay Ferdowsi the gold due him for his thirty-five year effort. Unfortunately, the great poet had just died and was thus denied the honor the Sultan intended to bestow on him
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- Title
- The Arrival of King Mahmud's Envoy at Gananj
- Artist Life
- died 1430
- Role
- Author
- Accession Number
- 51.37.24
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