Reclining Courtier Artist, style of: Riza Abbasi (Iranian, ca. 1565–1635)

early 17th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Duffy Study Room

A leading painter in Isfahan in the early seventeenth century, Riza Abbasi specialized in producing single sheets showing languorous youths or amorous couples, which were meant for inclusion in albums assembled by collectors.

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

image: 6 3/16 × 4 1/8 in. (15.7 × 10.5 cm)
framed: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
sheet: 13 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (33.97 × 21.43 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Burns Foss

Accession Number

1983.94.16

Geography

Iran

Culture

Iranian/Persian, Islamic

Period

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)

Classification

Paintings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Mary Burns Foss (Mrs. Wilson P. Foss Jr.) (1896–1987); gift in 1983 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • Kishwar Rizvi, "Islamic Art at the Yale University Art Gallery," Arts of Asia (March–April 2018): 103, fig. 20.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works)

Subject

courtier reclining

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