The Persian Miniatures Collection of the Rijksmuseum, a Hidden Treasure Trove - Hardcover

by Forough Sajadi (Author)

The present book offers an elaborate art historical study of the collection of Persian miniatures at the Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam. The collection includes detached folios, which are the most significant in any Dutch collection. The artworks, catalogued thorougly in this book for the first time, range in date from the thirteenth century until the early twentieth century, and cover diverse subject matters.

Author Biography

Forough Sajadi, Ph.D. (2021), University of Warsaw, is a scholar of Islamic art at Leiden University. Her research focuses on Persian paintings in Dutch collections, and include Re-examining a Persian Miniature: Two Young Men in an Erotic Embrace (KVVAK:2022).