"Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Item
Title
"Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Description
This painting in the Mantiq al-Tayr shows a scene from the well-known story of Shaikh San'an. The scene depicted in this folio is when Shaikh San'an loses his belief in Islam and ignores his disciples.
Creator
Author: Farid al-Din `Attar
Calligrapher: Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Calligrapher: Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Temporal Coverage
Approximately 1600 CE
Spatial Coverage
Isfahan, Iran
Type
Manuscript
Date Created
Approximately 1600 CE
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor
Marina Marotto
Rights
Fletcher Fund, 1963
