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A Dragon

A Dragon

DrawingsPersian16th century

A Dragon

c. 1590

Artists

SiyavushArtist

Description

Although the surface of this drawing is abraded, it still preserves a virtuoso rendering of a dragon surrounded by foliage and banks of swirling clouds.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

8.5 x 15 cm (3 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by 1983-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.

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