The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night by Bihzad, c. 1560. gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art.
The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night · Bihzad · c. 1560 · Cleveland Museum of Art

The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night

Bihzad

Year
c. 1560
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Bihzad illustrated a tale from Tuti-nama, known as ‘The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder.’ Created c. 1560. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper.

The dimensions are not specified. The painting belongs to the Safavid period, during the court of Akbar.

This work is part of a series of illustrations for the Tuti-nama, a collection of stories told by a parrot. It is housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Bihzad, active in Persia during the mid-1500s, is also known for his work in the royal ateliers of Herat and Tabriz.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.215.a

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