COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.50.164
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Books
Creator Name:
Abbasi, Riza-i
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Name-CRT:
Riza `Abbasi
Title:
Single Work
Title Type:
Object name
Title:
Two Lovers
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1630
Creation Start Date:
1630
Creation End Date:
1630
Materials and Techniques:
Tempera and gilt paint on paper
Classification Term:
Codex
Dimensions:
7 1/8 x 4 11/16 in. (18.1 x 11.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
50.164
Credit Line:
Purchase, Francis M. Weld Gift, 1950
Context:
The artist Riza, working at the court of Shah 'Abbas the Great (reigned 1588-1629), revolutionized Persian painting and drawing with his development of the calligraphic line and an innovative palette. His influence on succeeding generations of artists was incalculable. Here, the lovers are inextricably bound, merged volumes confined within one outline. The composition was executed by Riza in his middle phase, shortly before he shed many traces of discipline in favor of calligraphic flights of fancy.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.is50.164.R.tif
