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Persian-style miniature of two turbaned riders, one on a camel and one on a dark horse, in a rocky landscape framed by Arabic calligraphy.

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

A miniature painting shows two robed figures on a rocky landscape: one on a brown camel in a red saddle cloth, the other beside a dark horse in green garments and a white turban. Trees, blue crags and gold-ground Arabic calligraphy frame the scene in ink and opaque watercolor.

Artist
Mustafa ibn Vali
Date
ca. 1595
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2655 × 3756 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1620).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994

Español: El ángel Gabriel se encuentra con 'Amr ibn Zaid, folio de un Siyer-i Nebi

Una miniatura muestra a dos figuras con túnica en un paisaje rocoso: una sobre un camello marrón con manta roja, la otra junto a un caballo oscuro, con ropa verde y turbante blanco. Árboles, peñascos azulados y caligrafía árabe sobre fondo dorado enmarcan la escena en tinta y acuarela opaca.

Português: O anjo Gabriel encontra 'Amr ibn Zaid, fólio de um Siyer-i Nebi

Uma miniatura mostra duas figuras de túnica em uma paisagem rochosa: uma sobre um camelo marrom com manta vermelha, a outra ao lado de um cavalo escuro, com roupas verdes e turbante branco. Árvores, penhascos azulados e caligrafia árabe sobre fundo dourado emolduram a cena em tinta e aquarela opaca.

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