id: 122620 accession number: 1942.871.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.871.a updated: Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) (recto), late 1400s. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paper; image: 8.6 x 16.1 cm (3 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.); overall: 32.4 x 21.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.); text area: 22.6 x 16.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries 1942.871.a title: Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) (recto) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: late 1400s creation date earliest: 1450 creation date latest: 1499 current location: creditline: Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries copyright: --- culture: Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501) technique: Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paper department: Islamic Art collection: Islamic Art type: Manuscript find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Image: 8.6 x 16.1 cm (3 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.); Overall: 32.4 x 21.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.); Text area: 22.6 x 16.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: script: Nasta'liq translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation) opening date: 2018-10-30T04:00:00 Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: ?-1942 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1942- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: A prince from Iran’s early legendary history, Siyavush was sent by his father, the shah, to train under the great warrior Rustam in the arts of hunting, archery, and horseback riding. In this painting, Siyavush demonstrates his considerable skill by hitting the bulls eye on a rolling target from horseback. The gold sky, pastel ground with grassy tufts, and dense leafy riverbank are distinctive features of Persian painting during this period. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.871.a/1942.871.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.871.a/1942.871.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.871.a/1942.871.a_full.tif