Iskandar and the Seven Sages in the Likeness of Husayn Bayqara
Item
Title
Iskandar and the Seven Sages in the Likeness of Husayn Bayqara
Description
From the Khamsah of Nizami (BL Or.6810, f. 214r). Iskandar (Alexander the Great) consults with the Seven Sages. His portrait is that of Husayn Bayqara, Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469-1506. An inscription in the arch of the window dates this to AH 900 (1494/1495)
Creator
Likely Behzad
Temporal Coverage
1494/1495
Spatial Coverage
Herat, Iran
Type
Image
Date Created
2014
Source
https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2014/05/the-khamsah-of-nizami-a-timurid-masterpiece.html
Contributor
Courtney Tomaselli
Rights
Public Domain, British Library
