"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds). Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (ca. 1142-1220). Dimensions: Painting: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)Page: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm) W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: ca. 1600.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). Originally commissioned in the late fifteenth century, the manuscript was left unfinished, completed over a century later during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (r. 1587-1629). Four new paintings were added at that time, including this seventeenth century illustration for the story of a ruffian who spares the life of a poor man. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds). Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (ca. 1142-1220). Dimensions: Painting: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)Page: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm) W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: ca. 1600.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). Originally commissioned in the late fifteenth century, the manuscript was left unfinished, completed over a century later during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (r. 1587-1629). Four new paintings were added at that time, including this seventeenth century illustration for the story of a ruffian who spares the life of a poor man. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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