"Rustam Avenges His Own Impending Death", Folio 472r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Bashdan Qara (active ca. 1525-35). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)Page: H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Date: ca. 1525-30.Rustam's wicked half-brother Shaghad conceived a plan to kill him by preparing a hunting ground with pits filled with upright spears. When Rustam went hunting near these traps, he fell into a pit and was impaled. Realizing that Shaghad, watching from behind a tree, had devised the plot, Rustam sent an arrow through the tree and killed Shaghad, shortly before he himself died. Although the figures are devoid of emotion, the barren setting accentuates the starkness and finality of the scene. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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"Rustam Avenges His Own Impending Death", Folio 472r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Bashdan Qara (active ca. 1525-35). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)Page: H. 18 11/16 in. (47.5 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm)W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Date: ca. 1525-30.Rustam's wicked half-brother Shaghad conceived a plan to kill him by preparing a hunting ground with pits filled with upright spears. When Rustam went hunting near these traps, he fell into a pit and was impaled. Realizing that Shaghad, watching from behind a tree, had devised the plot, Rustam sent an arrow through the tree and killed Shaghad, shortly before he himself died. Although the figures are devoid of emotion, the barren setting accentuates the starkness and finality of the scene. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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