"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

Hafiz-i Abru

Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan

Dateca. 1425

MediumOpaque watercolor, silver, and gold on brownish paper

DimensionsH. 17 in. (43.2 cm) W. 13 in. (33 cm)

DepartmentIslamic Art

ClassificationCodices

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952

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