King Qizil Arslan Welcomes the Poet Nizami

On this folio from Walters manuscript W.604, King Qizil Arslan welcomes the poet Nizami.

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist (work associated with Nizami Ganjavi)
Date: 1481
Holding institution: Walters Art Museum
Palette: Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #9D9C7F · 34%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #9E9335 · 16%

Pine Needle · Green family · #1B2A11 · 9%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #AAA562 · 9%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #5A5117 · 9%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #78754B · 6%

Celadon Body · Green family · #6D9869 · 5%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #CD4F06 · 3%

Madder Lake · Red family · #A0230B · 3%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #C2B690 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C4A28B · 1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E3C892 · 1%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #45605D · <1%

Plaster Rose · Pink family · #BF9388 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #461B08 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #04030C · <1%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #0F2023 · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #0A4202 · <1%

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

9 tags

Narrative Both · 99%

The title and catalog description identify a specific encounter between King Qizil Arslan and the poet Nizami, while the image presents a staged interaction among multiple figures.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

Four clearly delineated human figures are visible, including three standing figures and one seated figure beneath a canopy.
Text Visual · 99%

Multiple horizontal lines of handwritten script are visibly integrated into the pictorial field behind the figures.

Flatness Visual · 93%

The figures, wall, furnishings, and canopy are arranged in compressed, shallow space with limited naturalistic recession.
Earth Tones Visual · 96%

The image is dominated by ochre, rust red, olive and bright green, cream, muted blue, and brown tones.
Patterns Visual · 90%

Repeated decorative motifs are visible on garments, the canopy, the seat, and the surrounding architectural and textile elements.

Manuscript Metadata · 99%

The Walters Art Museum metadata classifies the work as manuscript or decorative art and identifies it as a folio from manuscript W.604.
Painting Visual · 90%

The scene is visibly executed with opaque painted areas, strong contouring, patterned garments, and painted architectural and textile details.

15th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the folio to 1481, placing it in the fifteenth century.

Nizami Ganjavi. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork

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