# The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

- By: Islamic
- Date: Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)، dated c.1620
- Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 35.6 × 22.8 cm (14 × 9 in.)
- Culture: Iran
- Credit line: Ann McNear Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/70592)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/fcd4bf60-6889-6501-74ed-9eb045e01a4f/full/!1908,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)