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Summary

"Ceasar Captive Before Shapur II", Folio 543r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp (

)

Artist

Āqā Mīrak (–1576)
Alternative names	Aqa Mirak; Aga Mirek
Description	illuminator, architect and painter
Date of birth/death	possibly 16^th century date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1480,Q30230067	1576
Location of birth	Isfahan
Authority file	: Q4056503 VIAF: 96546060 ULAN: 500116668 GND: 101799143X



Alternative names	Hakīm Abu'l-Qāsim Ferdowsī Tūsī, Firdawsi, Firdausi فارسی: حکیم ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی
Description	Persian poet and writer
Date of birth/death	940	circa 1020
Location of birth/death	Tus	Tus
Authority file	: Q43459 VIAF: 101359236 ISNI: 000000012145689X LCCN: n79094717 MusicBrainz: d546480b-da32-43ba-b4a7-551e4a3ef355 Open Library: OL821316A WorldCat

Title

"Ceasar Captive Before Shapur II", Folio 543r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Description

Date

1530–35

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 8 5/8 x W. 8 7/16 in. (H. 21.9 x W. 21.4 cm)

Entire Page: H. 18 5/8 x W. 12 1/2 in. (H. 47.3 x W. 31.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

Islamic Art

Accession number

1970.301.60

Credit line

Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970

Source/Photographer

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