http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/6410/the-arrival-of-king-mahmud-s-envoy-at-gananj-left-a-king-holding-audience-right ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: The Arrival of King Mahmud’s Envoy at Gananj (left) A King Holding Audience (right) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/6410/the-arrival-of-king-mahmud-s-envoy-at-gananj-left-a-king-holding-audience-right 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/6410/the-arrival-of-king-mahmud-s-envoy-at-gananj-left-a-king-holding-audience-right http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/6410/the-arrival-of-king-mahmud-s-envoy-at-gananj-left-a-king-holding-audience-right Paintings, Painting Artist Unknown (Iran) 1415 1415 Asia, Middle East, Iran Ink and colors on paper Paintings Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:48:30 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">The Arrival of King Mahmud’s Envoy at Gananj (left) A King Holding Audience (right)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Iran%29">Artist Unknown (Iran)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1415">c. 1425-1435</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> Not on view. </td> </tr> </table><br/>A page from the Majmu'a-i Tavarikh. It depicts Mughith ad-Dunya Wa'd Din Qasin Mahmud, son of Mahmud, grandson of Malik Shah, great grandson of Alp Arslan of Seljuk dynasty, King of Iran (571-525 A.H. - 1117-1131 A.D.). The king is on his throne; a bird perched upon its back occupies right hand center of the picture. He gives audience to four men, one of whom kneels before him. At his left a man is seated near the king on a camp stool, while another, standing, peers in upon the scene from the edge of the picture. The scene is painted against a bluish white hillside, schemetically flecked with grass and outlined in violet against a golden sky. Warm tints of green, yellow and red, with greys and touches of gold unite with clear red and a bright blue to form the color scheme. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/6410/the-arrival-of-king-mahmud-s-envoy-at-gananj-left-a-king-holding-audience-right Artist Unknown (Iran)