School Of Reza 'Abbasi, Safavid Iran, First Quarter 17Th Century
Mary And Joseph
Found at
Christies,
London
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Lot 223
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2011
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Lot 223
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
MARY AND JOSEPH
SCHOOL OF REZA 'ABBASI, SAFAVID IRAN, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
Pen and wash on buff paper, with profile of Mary in cloak with headscarf and pink-washed lips facing slightly balding profile of Joseph who is depicted with long thin hair and delicately white-washed beard, both looking down with tenderness at space inbetween them, large tree branch in top right-hand corner, mounted, faces rubbed
Miniature 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 5.5cm.); folio 12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.6cm.)
SCHOOL OF REZA 'ABBASI, SAFAVID IRAN, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
Pen and wash on buff paper, with profile of Mary in cloak with headscarf and pink-washed lips facing slightly balding profile of Joseph who is depicted with long thin hair and delicately white-washed beard, both looking down with tenderness at space inbetween them, large tree branch in top right-hand corner, mounted, faces rubbed
Miniature 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 5.5cm.); folio 12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.6cm.)
