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