A Virtuous Woman Placates the King by Plucking Out Her Eyes

Colors in this work

Artist: Unknown artist (work associated with Amir Khusrau)
Date: 1597–1598
Holding institution: Walters Art Museum
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A48358 · 59%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #715D3E · 9%

Lampblack · Black family · #0D0812 · 7%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #4C4722 · 7%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #866C4E · 4%

Laurel Cloth · Green family · #5B6940 · 3%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #AA8945 · 3%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #88815C · 2%

Amber Varnish · Orange family · #B77619 · 1%

Blue Rag Paper · Blue family · #798FA1 · 1%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #28291B · 1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #435B4F · <1%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #BAAA7B · <1%

Marine Tempera · Blue family · #4E5B76 · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #896E6D · <1%

Lead Type · Gray family · #877D75 · <1%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #D5C374 · <1%

Indigo Vault · Blue family · #0F0F42 · <1%

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

12 tags

Written Word Both · 99%

The leaf visibly presents extensive calligraphic writing alongside a pictorial miniature, and the catalog classifies it as manuscript or decorative art.

Human Figure Visual · 99%

Numerous human figures in varied poses and brightly colored courtly garments occupy the architectural and garden settings.
Narrative Both · 96%

The catalog title identifies a specific dramatic episode, while the assembled figures, architecture, and spatial compartments form a pictorial narrative.
Figures in Nature Visual · 90%

Figures are shown within a planted courtyard or garden containing trees, shrubs, flowers, and a fountain basin.
Animals Visual · 99%

Two peacocks are clearly visible in the lower portion of the miniature.

Patterns Visual · 94%

Repeated borders, column divisions, patterned garments, and extensive floral and vegetal ornament organize the page surface.
Highly Detailed Visual · 97%

Fine-scale rendering is visible in the calligraphy, figures, clothing, architecture, foliage, fountain, and birds.

Painting Both · 98%

The central pictorial scene is visibly painted and is integrated with the written page; the title and classification support its role as a manuscript image.
Manuscript Metadata · 99%

The catalog explicitly classifies the work as “Manuscript or decorative art.”
Illustration Both · 92%

The image functions as a pictorial episode accompanying and embedded within the surrounding calligraphic text.
Gold Leaf and Gilding Visual · 73%

Gold-colored linear ornament and floral decoration are visibly applied across the broad upper field and surrounding borders, although the precise material cannot be established from the image alone.

16th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1597–1598, placing it in the sixteenth century.

Amir Khusrau. OgGu33OCYTiIRw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level

Original image ↗ 7,812 × 11,332 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed