Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy

رسم شاب وخط فارسي

Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy; Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1925.132.

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A preparatory drawing of a young man with Persian lines; 1630–1650, Isfahan, one of the rare surviving preparatory drawings. In the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/rasm-shabb/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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