Dervish Artist: Unknown

17th century

Asian Art

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Dervishes are adherents to a mystical tradition within Islam known as Sufism, though they are distinguished from other Sufi practitioners by their whirling religious dances. The gold buttons and lapis lazuli details on the figure’s clothing belie the asceticism at the heart of Sufism.

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions

without mounting: 3 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (10 × 4.5 cm)
sheet: 14 15/16 × 9 7/16 in. (38 × 24 cm)
framed: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Burns Foss

Accession Number

1983.94.17

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) Foss inv. no.178 ; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1983
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works)

Subject

dervish

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