Florence, 1943, p. 405, no.125, figs. 125 a, b, c (left wing, right wing, and detail
African king Jugurtha, in chains, walking before him, an event that took place in 104 B.C
B. Tiepolo: la sua vita e le sue opere.
Although a virtual contemporary of Jacopo Bellini, Giambono represents the final flowering of Late Gothic painting in Venice. It was the combined presence in Venice of Michelino da Besozzo, Gentile da Fabriano, and Pisanello that provided the reference points for his refined style, with its combination of decorative richness and acute description of flora and fauna
B[attista]. Cavalcaselle. 2nd ed. [1st ed. 1871].
1902, excavated under the direction of R. Koldewey on behalf of the German Oriental Society; 1926, ceded to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum, in the division of finds; acquired by the Museum in 1931, purchased from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum
Louchheim, Aline B. 1949. “Near-Eastern Art Placed on Display: Metropolitan Shows
London: Burlington Fine Arts Club, p. 27 no. 39C pl. 51.
Pierre Leven, Cologne (until 1853); his sale, J.M. Heberlé, Cologne, October 4, 1853, lot 137 (to Soltykov); Prince Alexei Soltykoff, Paris (1853–d. 1859); by descent to his brother, Prince Petr Soltykov, Paris (1859–61; his sale, Drouot, Paris, April 1961, lot 835,to Russel); Mr
Paris, 1859. ill. pl. 4 (b/w). Collinot, Eugène, and Adalbert de Beaumont.
Inscription: Inscriptions: Outer guard band: Qur’an, ch. II, vv. 285, 286Main border: Qur’an, ch. II, v. 256Inner guard band: Qur’an, ch. VII, vv. 203–205 Border of niche: Qur’an, ch
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1944. p. 288, ill. fig. 190 (b/w).
Length of Fabric>One of the more popular layouts with Ottoman textile artists, and one that eventually found its way into other media such as ceramic tile decoration, the pattern on this fabric fragment features parallel undulating vines adorned with leaves and flowers
Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, n.s, vol. 11 (1953). p. 103, ill. (b/w).
Athens: Zappeion Exhibition Hall, 1964. no. 495, p. 423.
De Boccard, p. 165, pl. CXXVI, fig. 1102. Harper, Prudence O. 1969.
