Tile Panel

Tile Panel

Unknown artist

Colors in this work

Details

Dimensions
Panel: H. 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm) W. 54 5/8 in. (138.7 cm) D. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) Wt. 356 lbs. (161.5 kg) Each tile: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) Top Mounts: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) W. 2 in. (5.1 cm) D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) Bottom mounts: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm) W. 1 in. (2.5 cm) D. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Origin
Iran
Department
Islamic Art
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1903

Art Genome Taxonomy

11 tags

Subject Matter

  • Figures in Nature Visual · 98%

    Four human figures are represented within a natural or garden-like setting.

  • Human Figure Both · 98%

    The museum lists men and women among the subjects, and the image visibly contains four human figures.

  • Flora Both · 99%

    Trees, flowering branches, leaves, and blossoms are prominent in the central scene and surrounding decoration; flowers and trees are also listed in the catalog subjects.

Visual Qualities

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 99%

    The surface uses saturated blue, turquoise, green, yellow, white, and brown areas across the figures, vegetation, objects, and border.

  • Patterns Visual · 99%

    Repeated floral motifs, scrolling vegetal forms, and patterned garments create a strongly patterned surface.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 98%

    Figures, vegetation, textiles, objects, and border ornament fill most of the rectangular composition.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%

    Elaborate floral borders, richly patterned clothing, and extensive vegetal decoration make ornament a dominant visual feature.

Medium and Techniques

  • The catalog specifies black wax-resist outlines and the cuerda seca technique, a traditional ceramic decorating process.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog dates the tile panel to the first quarter of the seventeenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Iranian Art Metadata · 99%

    The museum records the place of origin as Iran.

Materials

  • Ceramic Metadata · 98%

    The object is classified as Ceramics-Tiles and its medium is identified as stonepaste with polychrome glaze.

Source & rights

Unknown artist. Tile Panel. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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