Thursday, October 15, 2026

Flâneur

Circling the Metropolitan Museum.

"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami, dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Codices.

In proof of true love, a watercarrier skeleton arguing with a woman (Posada); two skeleton angels in upper corners (Manilla)

José Guadalupe Posada, ca. 1890–96

Type-metal engraving and letterpress

Prints.

Textile Depicting a Scene from Nizami's Khamsa

Nizami, 16th–17th century

Silk, metal wrapped thread; double-weave

Textiles-Woven.

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