A charioteer riding through a rocky landscape with an entourage of footmen and musicians, page from a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614)

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1616·Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper·Page: 43.5 x 28.3 cm (17 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1616
Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: 43.5 x 28.3 cm (17 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Yusuf

Artist

Yusuf

Yusuf is an Arabic male name meaning "increases". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims.

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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