Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi
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Details
- Artist
- Unknown artist
- Dimensions
- Image: 13 × 21.4 cm (5 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.); Page: 36.5 × 27 cm (14 3/8 × 10 5/8 in.)
- Origin
- India
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Palette
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Written Word Both · 99%
The work is cataloged as a page from the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi, and the image visibly combines painted imagery with extensive written text.
Subject Matter
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Royalty and Aristocracy Metadata · 98%
The title identifies Amir Khusrau dedicating his poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, a royal figure, and the image depicts a formal courtly encounter centered on a seated ruler.
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Implied Narrative Both · 97%
The catalog title identifies a literary dedication, while the painted lower register presents an interaction between a seated ruler and surrounding figures.
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Related to Literature Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the object as a page from the Quintet (Khamsa), a poetic manuscript associated with Amir Khusraw Dehlavi.
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Text Visual · 99%
Most of the upper portion is occupied by organized lines of dark ink writing within ruled rectangular columns.
Visual Qualities
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Calligraphic Visual · 99%
The page features prominent flowing letterforms arranged in manuscript columns, giving the written surface a strongly calligraphic character.
Medium and Techniques
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Work on Paper Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies opaque watercolor and ink on paper, and the image visibly presents a painted and written manuscript page.
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Watercolor Both · 98%
Opaque watercolor is explicitly listed in the medium, and the image shows opaque areas of red, blue, green, yellow, and black paint.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to the Delhi Sultanate period, mid-15th century, with a date range of 1400–1466.
Geographic Regions
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Indian Art Metadata · 99%
The place of origin is listed as India, and the artist display field also identifies India.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Islamic Art and Architecture Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies an Islamic culture or style and identifies India as the place of origin.
Source & rights
anonymous. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14848
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 2,204 × 3,000 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed