Hero and Dragon, third quarter 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Qazvin, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm), Codices, In a rocky landscape a hunter on horseback plunges his sword through the neck of a dragon that has sunk its fangs into a small deer. A pair of deer and two rabbits scatter in the foreground. With its blue tinted rocks and gold dragon's wings, this is a finished drawing, despite the narrative suggestion of its subject matter
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Hero, Dragon, third quarter 16th century, Attributed, Iran, Qazvin, Ink, watercolor, gold, paper, H, 8 11/16, 22 cm, Codices, rocky landscape, hunter, horseback plunges, sword, neck, dragon, sunk, fangs, small deer, pair, deer, two rabbits scatter, foreground, blue tinted, rocks, gold dragon, wings, finished drawing, narrative suggestion, subject matter
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