Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp

Painting · c. 1524–1540 · Tabriz · Middle East

258 miniatures by Tabriz's finest masters — the summit of the Safavid book

Style: Persian miniature — The book painting as a garden: jewel-bright pigments, high horizon, no shadows
Century: 16th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

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