Zulaykha Traveling to the Aziz of Egypt, her Future Husband
Unknown artist (work associated with Jami)
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.644 depicts Zulaykha in a blue-domed litter on a camel led by a cameleer. The retinue is entering the capital of Egypt.
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Details
- Date
- 16th century
- Holding institution
- Walters Art Museum
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Walters Art Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Arrivals/Departures Both · 98%
The title describes Zulaykha traveling to Egypt, and the image visibly presents a moving procession of riders, attendants, and animals.
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Animals Both · 98%
The catalog identifies a camel and the image visibly includes multiple horses and other procession animals.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 98%
The metadata describes a litter carried by a camel and led by a cameleer; mounted and pack transportation is visually central to the scene.
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Narrative Both · 97%
The catalog identifies the image as an episode from a manuscript narrative, while the miniature depicts a specific group of figures engaged in a journey.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Numerous human figures are visible as mounted riders, attendants, and figures within or near the central litter.
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Text Visual · 98%
Arabic-script writing is visibly incorporated into framed panels above and below the miniature and on the adjacent manuscript page.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 97%
The miniature contains closely arranged figures, horses, the litter, hills, vegetation, and several layers of painted framing within a compact rectangular field.
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Patterns Visual · 94%
Repeated decorative motifs are visible on garments, saddlecloths, the litter, and the surrounding borders and vegetation.
Medium and Techniques
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Manuscript Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as an illustration from Walters manuscript W.644 and classifies it as manuscript or decorative art.
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Illustration Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly describes the object as an illustration from Walters manuscript W.644.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to the 16th century.
Source & rights
Jami. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 1,146 × 1,800 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed