"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) dated 892/ 1487 Farid al-Din `Attar This painting once formed part of a rare surviving illustrated copy of Farid al‑Din 'Attar’s mystical poem, the Mantiq al‑Tair (Language of the Birds). Commissioned by a wealthy patron during the reign of the Timurid ruler Sultan Husain Baiqara (r. 1470–1506) at Herat, the manuscript contains four fifteenth‑century paintings—attributed by some to the celebrated master "The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a M
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) dated 892/ 1487 Farid al-Din `Attar This painting once formed part of a rare surviving illustrated copy of Farid al‑Din 'Attar’s mystical poem, the Mantiq al‑Tair (Language of the Birds). Commissioned by a wealthy patron during the reign of the Timurid ruler Sultan Husain Baiqara (r. 1470–1506) at Herat, the manuscript contains four fifteenth‑century paintings—attributed by some to the celebrated master "The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) 451729
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