"The Assassination of Khusrau Parviz", Folio 742v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp

Abd al-Samad, 1510

MEDIUMOpaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper

DIMENSIONSPainting:

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Abd al-Samad

Abd al-Samad was a Persian painter who became a pivotal figure in the development of Mughal miniature painting in India.