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Man of Letters, folio from an album

Man of Letters, folio from an album

c. 1560-70 - 1635

Attributed to Aqa Riza (Riza ‘Abbasi)

Persian

This drawing portrays a bearded, barefoot man reading a book. Shown seated and in profile, he hugs one of his knees. The man wears a robe and a bell-shaped cap, with gold-tinted cloths draped about his shoulders and wound about his bell-shaped cap.

Ink and gold on paper

Safavid period

Albums