メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「Heard it was #WorldAnimalDay—this calligraphy painting deeeeefinitely got the memo.⁣ ⁣ One of a handful of calligraphic compositions by the artist Ismaʽil Jalayir, this mesmerizing painting features a poem in large nastaʿliq script surrounded by an array of tiny vignettes that showcase an extraordinary assemblage of animals alongside court scenes—all celebrating the virtues of kingship and extolling the ruler Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (1848-1896).⁣ ⁣ The accompanying poem praises the monarch by likening him to both a flame in the “night chamber of kingship” and a seedling of the "garden of sovereignty,” whose moonlike countenance emanates imperial light and provides protection. ✨⁣ ⁣ 🎨 Isma'il Jalayir (Iranian, active ca. 1858–81). Calligraphy Painting, ca. 1860. On view in Gallery 462. @metislamicart」10月4日 23時53分