Leaf from Album of Persian Calligraphy

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: 17th century
Holding institution: Walters Art Museum
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A57345 · 57%

Lampblack · Black family · #100E13 · 15%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #442D1B · 8%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6C512D · 6%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #2D1F15 · 5%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B79567 · 4%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #927943 · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #947D5D · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C3A47A · 1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #695D4D · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #5E6145 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #A8562F · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #483944 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #303930 · <1%

Press Black · Black family · #0D1113 · <1%

Weathered Madder · Red family · #8F5F63 · <1%

Madder Blush · Pink family · #3B1B2D · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #847C8D · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Walters Art Museum

9 tags

Written Word Both · 99%

The title identifies the work as a leaf from an album of Persian calligraphy, and the image visibly presents a page organized around written script.

Language Both · 99%

The canonical title specifies Persian calligraphy, while the image shows a flowing script as the principal subject rather than pictorial imagery.

Calligraphic Visual · 99%

Elongated black strokes with controlled curves and tapered forms dominate the two central text panels.
Symmetrical Visual · 92%

The paired text panels, central divider, enclosing borders, and repeated foliate motifs create a strongly ordered near-mirror arrangement.
Highly Ornamented Visual · 97%

Nested rectangular borders, foliate ornament, small floral details, colored accents, and extensive decoration across the surrounding ground produce a richly embellished surface.

Manuscript Metadata · 98%

The catalog classifies the object as manuscript or decorative art and titles it Leaf from Album of Persian Calligraphy.
Album, Folio and Fan Formats Metadata · 96%

The title identifies the object as a leaf from an album, corresponding to an album or folio format.
Arabic/Farsi Calligraphy Both · 99%

The title identifies Persian calligraphy, and the image visibly shows a formal calligraphic script rendered in sweeping black strokes.

17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The canonical record dates the work to the 17th century.

Anonymous (Iran)Unknown author. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork

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