c. 1600
This unfinished painting depicts Hamza, in the center, untying himself from a palace’s column. The large rectangles near the top and the bottom of the page were reserved for text. The illustration was part of a Hamzanama (story of Hamza), which recounts of the legendary, in most cases, fanciful exploits of Amir Hamza, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad.
Opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersianPainting with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with stamped and gilded leather binding
16th centuryOttomanInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryUzbekInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryOttomanInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryOttomanInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianThread-bound book (manuscript for printed version); ink on paper
19th centuryJapaneseInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
15th centuryPersianInk, colors, and gold on paper
19th centuryPersianInk, colors, and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk on parchment
9th centuryArabOne of six leaves from an illustrated palm-leaf manuscript; ink on palm leaf
19th centuryIndonesian