Main Title: A Young Man in Contemplation (Aga Khan IR. M. 81)
Image Title: Detail view 16697093

Holding institution:
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Data provider:
Harvard University Library
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Title:
Main Title: A Young Man in Contemplation (Aga Khan IR. M. 81)
Image Title: Detail view 16697093
Date:
1615
c. 1615
Description:
Culture: Islamic, PersianNote: Inscription: In the king's cup your moon-like face/ Gives to the sun of victory a new ascent. All that Iskandar desired and the world did not give him/ Is one sip of the pure wine of your life-enhancing cup
Type:
still image
pen-and-wash drawings
Type (Narrower):
Drawings
Type (Broader):
Image
Subject:
couplets
poetry
Alexander the Great in folklore
turbans
shawls
Geographic region:
Place of Production: Isfahan, Esfahan, Iran
Extent:
height 14.4 centimeters; width 8 centimeters
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
8001352922_URN-3:FHCL:28264518
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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