Figure Lassoing a Horse Illustrated Page from an Unidentified Manuscript (recto), 1400s-1500s. The handsome youth lassoing the feisty colt in this painting is Rustam, the Shahnama 's most popular hero. A favorite episode for artists, this event marks a turning point in the fortunes of Iran and offers the artist a wonderful pictorial opportunity. It occurs in a time of trouble for Iran—the throne is empty and a foreign army has invaded the land. The country needs a mighty warrior to fight for her, and the young Rustam is ready for the challenge—once he finds a horse that can bear
Figure Lassoing a Horse Illustrated Page from an Unidentified Manuscript (recto), 1400s-1500s. The handsome youth lassoing the feisty colt in this painting is Rustam, the Shahnama 's most popular hero. A favorite episode for artists, this event marks a turning point in the fortunes of Iran and offers the artist a wonderful pictorial opportunity. It occurs in a time of trouble for Iran—the throne is empty and a foreign army has invaded the land. The country needs a mighty warrior to fight for her, and the young Rustam is ready for the challenge—once he finds a horse that can bear his enormous weight! The herds are gathered for Rustam's inspection: a piebald bay colt catches his eye. For three years no one has been able to capture the colt, known as "Rustam's ; Rustam asks what price the herdsman wants for him. The reply: "If you are a true Rustam—a true deliverer—mount him and make the land of Iran aright. The cost of Rakhsh is the soil of Iran and the deliverance of the world!"
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Keywords: 16th, art, century, cleveland, gold, herat, heritage, iran, late, manuscript, museum, opaque, painting, paper, period, qazvin, safavid, silver, timurid, unknown, watercolour
