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Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from  the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi, by Unknown, watercolor, 1433

Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from the Quintet (Khamsa) of Amir Khusraw Dehlavi

Unknown

1433

watercolor

paper

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago

Dominant colour

Overview

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.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1433 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?
Art Institute of Chicago

About this work

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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