ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Nighttime in a City, probably a folio from an illustrated manuscript

c. 1540

Artists

Mir Sayyid ‘AliArtist

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

image: 28.6 x 20 cm (11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (1910-1958). John Goelet, New York (by 1958), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum.

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