"Pair of Eagles", Folio from a Manafi' al-hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' ca. 1300 Ibn Bakhtishu' This folio illustrates the impact of Chinese art on the Iranian tradition as a result of the Mongol conquest. The decorative quality basic to Persian painting still prevails, as seen in the carefully balanced composition, the large floral forms, and the conceptual approach to the rendition of the sky, hanging curtain-like at the top of the picture. The pastel coloring, the large lotus blossoms, the little Chinese cloud band, and the beginnings of an attempt at spatial dept
"Pair of Eagles", Folio from a Manafi' al-hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' ca. 1300 Ibn Bakhtishu' This folio illustrates the impact of Chinese art on the Iranian tradition as a result of the Mongol conquest. The decorative quality basic to Persian painting still prevails, as seen in the carefully balanced composition, the large floral forms, and the conceptual approach to the rendition of the sky, hanging curtain-like at the top of the picture. The pastel coloring, the large lotus blossoms, the little Chinese cloud band, and the beginnings of an attempt at spatial depth are derived from Far Eastern "Pair of Eagles", Folio from a Manafi' al-hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu' 447045
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