Editorial'Rustam Slays Isfandiyar', Folio 466r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525?30, Made in Iran, Tabriz, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 7 3/4 x W. 6 11/16 in. (H. 19.7 x W. 17 cm), Codices, Painting a...
EditorialRustam catching Rakhsh. Shahnama. Iran, 1446. Rustam catching Rakhsh. A miniature painting from a fifteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced in Iran, 1446. . Source: Or. 12688, ...
EditorialRustam captures his horse. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 63 miniatures. 1604. Rustam captures his horse Rakhsh. 24.5 by 15.5 cm. Image taken from Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 63 miniatures. Originally published/produced in 1604. . Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 966...
EditorialThe saga of the hero Rustam: his red horse Rakhsh lies in the pit dug by his brother Shaghhad but Rustam, also dying, shoots his brother with his final arrow. From a Shahnama manuscript, produced at the end of the Khanid dynasty of Persia in the 1330s.