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"The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi

Poet Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi Ottoman
mid-16th century
Not on view
Mahmud 'Abd al-Baqi (1526/27–1600) was a Turkish judge and poet whose most important work is his Divan, or collection of poetical works, which reflects the pleasures of courtly life in Istanbul in the sixteenth century. This is a page from one of the four known illustrated copies of this manuscript. It shows the Shaikh al-Islam (chief theologian) of that time, Abu al-Sa'ud (1490–1574), engaged in discussions with other theologians, and accompanies a qasida, or laudatory poem, about him.

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  • Title: "The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi
  • Poet: Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi (1526–1600)
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iraq, Baghdad
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
    W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.83.9
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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