The Old man and the Youth, by Painting by Riza-yi 'Abbasi, second quarter 17th century
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The Old man and the Youth

Painting by Riza-yi 'Abbasi

Calligrapher Nur al-Din Muhammad Lahiji

second quarter 17th century

Medium
Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Classification
Codices
Dimensions
H. 5 in. (12.7 cm) W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Culture
Iran
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
Fletcher Fund, 1925
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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