Wonders of the Age
Masterpieces of Early Safavid Painting, 1501-1576
December 16, 1979 – March 02, 1980
THIS EXHIBITION IS NO LONGER ON VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Overview: 85 miniatures from 12 lenders and anonymous sources were assembled by Stuart Cary Welch, curator of Muslim and Hindu painting at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Unversity.
Organization: Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition and Gordon Anson designed the lighting for the National Gallery.
Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, John Goelet, and an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Image: Installation view of Wonders of the Age: Masterpieces of Early Safavid Painting, 1501-1576, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gallery Archives
Attendance: 96131
Catalog: Wonders of the Age, Masterpieces of Early Safavid Painting, 1501-1576, by Stuart Cary Welch. Cambridge: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1979.
Other Venues:
British Library, London, August 10–October 28, 1979
Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 20–May 18, 1980