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Titre
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En
«ʿUmar Converts to Islam,» Folio from a Ḥamla-yi Ḥaidarī (Attack of the Lion)
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Fr
« La conversion de ʿUmar à l'islam », folio d'un Ḥamla-yi Ḥaidarī (L'Attaque du Lion)
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Type
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Folio / Illustrated Manuscript (Codex)
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Créateur/ Créatrice
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Unknown
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Identifiant
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2019.319
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Format
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Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
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Dimension
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33.5 ×19.6 cm
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Lieu de découverte
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Iran
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Résumé
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En
This illustrated folio is from a Shi'i epic recounting the life of 'Ali, the Prophet's son-in-law and, according to Shi'i belief, the legitimate successor to the Prophet. It depicts the Prophet, who wears a white face-veil at the center of the composition, conversing with ‘Umar, whose right eye has been scratched out by a previous owner of the manuscript; ‘Ali is seated in the foreground surrounded by members of the Quraysh tribe. The style and palette are consistent with paintings of the first half of the nineteenth century. Shi'i epics were modeled on the Shahnama, replacing the celebrated hero Rustam with 'Ali. They were a popular genre in the Qajar period although only a few manuscripts survive, making this a rare example.
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Date
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19th century (first half — Qajar period)
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Source
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Purchase, 2017 and 2018 NoRuz at The Met Benefits, 2019
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Edition
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Islamic Art)
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Langue
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Fa
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Droits
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Licence
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Public Domain (CC0 1.0 Universal)
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lccn
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2019.319