"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Farid al-Din `Attar
dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE · Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper · Islamic Art
This painting once formed part of a rare surviving illustrated copy of Farid al‑Din 'Attar’s mystical poem, the Mantiq al‑Tair (Language of the Birds). Commissioned by a wealthy patron during the reign of the Timurid ruler Sultan Husain Baiqara (r. 1470–1506) at Herat, the manuscript contains four fifteenth‑century paintings—attributed by some to the celebrated master Bihzad.
- Artist
- Farid al-Din `Attar
- Date
- dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1963
