Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025)

1330–35

opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The symmetrical composition conveys the stability, balance, and restraint during the reign of King Nushirwan the Just.

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