File:A Safavid silk lampas panel, Iran, second half 16th century.jpg
Original file (2,199 × 3,200 pixels, file size: 3.45 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary[edit]
DescriptionA Safavid silk lampas panel, Iran, second half 16th century.jpg |
English: A SAFAVID SILK LAMPAS PANEL
IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY The red silk ground woven in green, yellow, white and black with a repeating depiction of a man with an axe over his shoulder, leading a captive woman repeating between trees, the ground with floral sprays, mounted Textile 21 1/4 x 13 1/4in. (54 x 33.7cm.); mount 22 1/4 x 14 1/2 (56.5 x 36.7cm.) This fragment shows a woman being led away by a Safavid courtier with an axe over his soldier amidst trees and a dense floral ground. Another panel from the same original is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv.34-1903). It is one of a group of known textiles which depict Safavid soldiers and courtiers leading away captives. This ‘prisoner’ group has had various interpretations as literary, with Ackerman believing another example to depict a scene from the Shahnama (P. Ackerman, Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art, New York, 1940, p.3526). However, it is now widely accepted to be historical and celebrating the four successful campaigns of Shah Tahmasp into Georgia between 1540 and 1553. This conclusion is based on studying the clothing and facial attributes of the captives. In particular, our textile is thought to commemorate the raid against the city of Kartlia in 1553. It is likely that these silks, commemorating the Shah’s victories, would have held an important propagandic function in sixteenth century Safavid Iran. The present fragment remains in good condition with a full vertical repeat and very nearly a full horizontal repeat and a half. It is rare to have black thread retained in Safavid textiles of this age which here serves to strongly preserve the face of the soldier and his captive. Another large fragment, again of similar condition, was displayed at the Louvre, Paris, as part of the Georges Marteau Collection (M. Maury, Le goût de l’Orient, Exhibition Catalogue, Paris, 2019, cat.24). Further fragments from the ‘prisoner’ group are in the Museum of Fine Art, Boston (Inv.04.1622) and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Inv.52.20.12). |
Date | second half 16th century |
Source | https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6393322?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6393322&from=salessummary&lid=1 |
Author | Christies.com |
Licensing[edit]
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 17:48, 8 October 2022 | 2,199 × 3,200 (3.45 MB) | LouisAragon (talk | contribs) | Uploaded a work by Christies.com from https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6393322?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6393322&from=salessummary&lid=1 with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Date and time of data generation | 24 January 2022 |
---|---|
Serial number of camera | JD023508 |
Lens used | Schneider Kreuznach Macro LS 120mm f/4.0 |
Date and time of digitizing | 23:35, 24 January 2022 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows |
File change date and time | 07:19, 17 September 2022 |
Date metadata was last modified | 07:19, 17 September 2022 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:40623a5c-9074-4974-9a9a-61edc0449496 |
Copyright status | Copyright status not set |