Sujet
Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), c. 1590-1600. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), c. 1590-1600. This section of the Shah-nama is famous for the clever conversational repartee between Rustam and his opponent Ashkabus. When Ashkabus remarked that in choosing not to ride a horse Rustam had signed his own death warrant, Rustam retorted, "Would it be the case then that in your country . . . lions, tigers, and crocodiles [all] ride on horses to battle?" Rustam then brought down the horse of Ashkabus with a single arrow; his next arrow pierced Ashkabus in the chest.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F96_398
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
81,7Mo (8,3Mo) / 36,3cm x 56,5cm / 4284 x 6668 (300dpi)