Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi
1433
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1433
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi is a 1433 watercolor by Unknown, a Renaissance work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see a small, colorful page from a book: a poet kneels before a king, offering a scroll while courtiers watch. This painting comes from a *Khamsa*—a set of five long poems written in Persian. The scene shows Amir Khusrau, a famous poet and musician, presenting his work to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji. The bright, flat colors and fine details were typical of Indian miniature paintings, which often told stories from history or poetry. To see more works like this, visit the Art Institute of Chicago.
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