Peer Perspective: Faridun Tests His Sons with Dr. Sheila Canby
In her latest Peer Perspective video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls, MET curator emerita Dr. Sheila Canby zooms in on intricate flourishes — some hyper-realistic, others fantastical — in an awe-inspiring manuscript painting from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. In the distinctive painting (accession number AKM903), the legendary King Faridun, disguised in the form of a dragon, confronts his three sons in a bid to discover each one’s true character.