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Bahram Gur, the Shepherd, and His Dog (album folio)

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Description: Bahram Gur, the Shepherd, and His Dog (album folio)
TitleBahram Gur, the Shepherd, and His Dog (album folio)
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/culturePersian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1500–1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk and opaque watercolor on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https:/­/­collections.mfa.org/­objects/­13879/­album-folio-with-bahram-gur-the-shepherd-and-his-dog
Accession number14.589
SubjectsIllustration of books--16th centuryPainting, Mogul EmpireShepherds in art
StatusUnfinished page from an illustrated manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Persia, Safavid period
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Chapter 2: Manuscript Painting under the Mughal Emperors
Joan Cummins
Description: Indian Painting from Cave Temples to the Colonial Period
Indian Painting from Cave Temples to the Colonial Period
UNDER THE SULTANATES, much of northern and Central India was led by Muslims who traced their origins to various parts of central Asia and the Middle East...
Author
Joan Cummins
PublisherMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Copyright© 2006 by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Related print edition pages: pp.34-79
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00248.003
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21169&redirecttoanchor=64425
Chapter subject tags:Painting, Mogul EmpireMogul Empire--History
12. The Arts in Iran under the Safavids and Zands
Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom
Description: The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800
The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800
The Safavids claimed descent from Shaykh Safi al-Din (1252–1334), who established a dervish order at Ardabil in north-west Iran. For the Safavids, see Roger Savory, Iran under the Safavids (Cambridge, 1980), and The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 6: The Timurid and...
Author
Sheila S. Blair, Jonathan M. Bloom
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, 1994
Related print edition pages: pp.165-182
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.016
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-15671&redirecttoanchor=64425
Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--IranArt, SafavidIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsMiniature painting, PersianIslamic decoration and ornament

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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148764/tarikhii-alfi-audience-scene
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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148520/harivamsa-genealogy-of-krishna-the-birth-and-escape-of-kr
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Creator name (description)attributed to Keshava Das
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1570
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, color, and gold on a textile support mounted on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148495/hamza-nama-iskandar-finds-the-infant-darab-in-the-water
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http://collection.sdmart.org/Obj5485
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https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1149648
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Creator nameKanha;Mansur
Creator name (description)Kanha, designer; Mansur, painter
Creator nationality/cultureIndian; Indian
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Creation datec. 1589
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1954.29/
Accession numberF1954.29
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MaterialsInk, watercolor, and gold on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/17595/qazwinis-ajaib-almakhluqat-obverse-scorpio-and-sagitta
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12208
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12208
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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149658/keshava-das-rasikapriya-the-compassion-of-krishna
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https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=19092&CollID=27&NStart=20916
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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149637/illustrated-manuscript-of-the-balagopala-stuti-by-bilvamanga
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https://www.themorgan.org/collection/indian-miniatures/40
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Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1590–1595
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9605/prince-salim-painting-kesav-kalan/
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Object typePrint
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LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1566343
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Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1533525
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creation date1576
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1927-0210-41
Accession number1927,0210.41
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Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 21
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1521
Object typeIllustration
LocationUniversity of Glasgow, University Library
Accession numberW.7.17
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Apr 12
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1500–1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149669/page-from-a-bhagavata-purana-krishna-and-his-companions-roa
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Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1594
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsEngraving
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1149656
Accession number122202
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