"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Maximum print size

22.1 × 32.8 cm · 8.7 × 12.9 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,612 × 3,860 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame

40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in

Mat opening

22.1 × 32.8 cm · 8.7 × 12.9 in

Mat border, sides

9.4 cm · 3.7 in

Mat border, top and bottom

9.1 cm · 3.6 in

Colour palette

• cream68%
• beige23%
• taupe4%
• sand3%
• terracotta2%

Details

Date

dated A.H. 887/1482 CE

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Type

Codices

Orientation

portrait

Subjects

Horses, Human Figures

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗