cma-islamic-art: Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, Riza-yi Ab
cma-islamic-art: Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, Riza-yi Abbasi, c.1600-1650, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic ArtThis single painting of a youth holding a favored pomegranate reflects the style of the most gifted painter at the court of Shah ‘Abbas, Riza-yi ‘Abbasi, whose work inspired numerous adaptations and copies by other artists. In this painting, the youth is attired less extravagantly—with less gold thread than those in the two paintings nearby—presumably conveying a lower status. Gold thread was so expensive that rulers occasionally burned old fabrics for the monetary value of the gold.Size: Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)Medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paperhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1947.497 -- source link
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