File:Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period - The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Ev - 1944.487.b - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif

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The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209)
Object type manuscript
object_type QS:P31,Q87167
Description
This scene is from the Makhzan al-Ashrar, the first of the Quintet. Although more historically oriented than the following poems, it served more as a vehicle for moralizing tales than for historical events. In this scene Nushirwan asks the sage Buzurgmihr to explain what the owls perched on a ruined building are saying. He explains that one owl is offering the other as many ruined cities as he likes in exchange for his daughter's hand. He thus reproves Nushirwan for his love of conquest and war and the consequent destruction of many cities.
Date 1555
Medium Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Islamic Art
Accession number
1944.487.b
Place of creation Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
Credit line Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.487.b

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