What Makes the Great Mongol Shahnama Great? with Professor Robert Hillenbrand
Schedule
Sun Apr 23 2023 at 02:00 pm
Location
Aga Khan Museum | Toronto, ON
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What makes the Great Mongol Shahnama great? Join Professor Robert Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh) on this vivid exploration of one of the most renowned illustrated copies of Firdawsi's epic "Book of Kings" ever produced. This lavishly illustrated lecture will introduce the historical and artistic context from which this manuscript sprang before turning to the unprecedented innovations of its illustrations: the development of pictorial space, a hugely expanded range of emotional expression, exciting experiments in composition and format, a radical approach to colour, and above all, and unmatched fascination with the actual appearance of things. Professor Hillenbrand will explain impact of these dramatic changes in approach.
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Where is it happening?
Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, Toronto, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
