AlbumsOttoman16th-17th century

A youthful warrior fights a dragon that has wrapped itself around his body

c. 1600

Classification

Albums

Medium

Watercolor, opaque on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

15.1 x 8.9 cm (5 15/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Possibly Charles Vignier, Paris, (early 20th century)]. [Kirkor Minassian, Paris or New York (by 1943?)], by descent; [Adrienne Minassian, New York (1945?- 30 April 1974)], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd 1974, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985. Footnote: Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon, 1979, p. 81

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