'The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)', Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet), ca. 1595, Made in Turkey, Istanbul, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 14.56 in. (37 cm), Codices, Painting by Mustafa ibn Vali, This miniature once belonged to the fourth volume of a six-volume work devoted to the life of the Prophet commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Murad III (r. 1574–95). Depicted are the encounter of the Archangel Gabriel and the shepherd 'Amr ibn Zaid, set against a landscape dominated by rocks and trees
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Angel Gabriel meets, Amr ibn Zaid, Shepherd, Folio, Siyer, Nebi, Life, Prophet, ca, 1595, Turkey, Istanbul, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, H, 14.56, 37 cm, Codices, Painting by Mustafa Vali, miniature, fourth volume, six-volume work, devoted, life, Prophet commissioned, Ottoman sultan, Murad, III, r, 1574–95, Depicted, encounter, Archangel Gabriel, shepherd, ibn, Zaid, set, landscape dominated, rocks, trees
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