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1250 (ca.), [French], Scenes from the Life of Absalom [leaf from the Morgan Picture Bible] -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: One of the finest French medieval manuscripts ever created, the Morgan Picture Bible originally consisted of illustrations from the Old Testament. Latin text was added around 1300 in Italy, while Persian notes were appended in Isfahan around 1600, when the Bishop of Cracow (Poland) offered the manuscript to the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas I (reigned 1589-1629). The stylistic features of the folio, such as the combat scenes and the color scheme, recall those found in the folio of Iskandar killing the Fur of Hind, further confirming Ilkhanid interest in Western artistic conventions. The highly unusual, if not unique, framing border is another visual link between the two works.
1250 (ca.), [French], Scenes from the Life of Absalom [leaf from the Morgan Picture Bible] -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: One of the finest French medieval manuscripts ever created, the Morgan Picture Bible originally consisted of illustrations from the Old Testament. Latin text was added around 1300 in Italy, while Persian notes were appended in Isfahan around 1600, when the Bishop of Cracow (Poland) offered the manuscript to the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas I (reigned 1589-1629). The stylistic features of the folio, such as the combat scenes and the color scheme, recall those found in the folio of Iskandar killing the Fur of Hind, further confirming Ilkhanid interest in Western artistic conventions. The highly unusual, if not unique, framing border is another visual link between the two works.