Keywords: Rustam Kills the Turanian Hero Alkus with his Lance.jpg Assessments Assessments 1 Artwork en Rustam Kills the Turanian Hero Alkus with his Lance Shahnama Sultanate of Delhi 1450 en Very little Islamic book painting has been preserved from the sultanate period before the advent of the Mughals in 1526 This miniature comes from a manuscript made by an artist who was highly influenced by Jain art from western India Both the intense palette and the depiction of figures differ from those found in other Islamic painting Rustam is portrayed without his customary leopard helmet and tiger caftan An unusual detail is Alkus the whites of his eyes showing as he begins his death throes The hierarchic perspective in which the heroes are largest and figures in front are smaller is also curious شاهنامه متعلق به ۱۴۵۰ میلادی مقارن با سلطنت دهلی در نقاشی این برگ از کتاب، رستم با نیزه خویش در حال کشتن الکوس پهلوان تورانی است ~ 1450 32 × 26 cm David Collection museum Denmark object history credit line accession number Shahnama http //www davidmus dk/en/search q Shahnama http //www davidmus dk/samlingerne/islamisk/dynastier/sultanater/kunst/3-1988 print 1 PD-Art PD-Denmark Uploaded with UploadWizard Shahnameh Persian manuscripts Manuscripts in Denmark Poems in Persian |