"Surkha Captured by Faramarz is Condemned by Rustam", Folio 204v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali (active ca. 1525-60). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Workshop director: Mir Musavvir (active 1525-60). Date: ca. 1525-30.The hero Rustam, shown here on horseback wearing a leopard-skin hat, launched war to avenge the death of Siyavush, whom the Turanian king Afrasiyab had executed. Rustam was determined to cause Afrasiyab the same pain by having his son, Surkha, captured and killed. The Chinese-style kite clouds, winding tree, and doll-like rendition of the figures' faces reflect Qasim ibn 'Ali's grounding in the Turkmen painting tradition. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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"Surkha Captured by Faramarz is Condemned by Rustam", Folio 204v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp. Artist: Painting attributed to Qasim ibn 'Ali (active ca. 1525-60). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting: H. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)Page: H. 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)Mat: H. 22 in. (55.9 cm) W. 16 in. (40.6 cm). Workshop director: Mir Musavvir (active 1525-60). Date: ca. 1525-30.The hero Rustam, shown here on horseback wearing a leopard-skin hat, launched war to avenge the death of Siyavush, whom the Turanian king Afrasiyab had executed. Rustam was determined to cause Afrasiyab the same pain by having his son, Surkha, captured and killed. The Chinese-style kite clouds, winding tree, and doll-like rendition of the figures' faces reflect Qasim ibn 'Ali's grounding in the Turkmen painting tradition. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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