Artist: Ardeshir Mohassess
Date: 1996
Technique: Watercolor
In this pen and ink drawing, Muzaffar al-Din Shah (r. 1896–1907) and his attendant are shown kicking two servants on the floor. The bright but sparing use of color – only in the figures’ faces and headdress – brings attention to their garish features and exorbitant lifestyle based on material wealth and gluttony. Following in the great tradition of manuscript illustrations, Mohassess’s picture is a jibe at courtly life.
Size of this image (MIME type: image/jpeg) 1048 x 785 pixels. Other resolutions: 300 x 224 pixels
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