Read all about it! 🗣️ . . . #DYK it's Literacy Day? This folio is from the "Shahnama," or "The Book of Kings," the long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. The "Shahnama" is one of the world’s longest epics and tells the mythical and historical past of the Persian empire. See the pages of this folio in our new Art of the Islamic Worlds galleries in early 2023. #mfah #persianart #newgalleries #artnews #literacyday ___ Aqa Mirak, “Bizhan Attacks Farud as He Flees,” folio 234r from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp," 1520–1540, ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, The Hossein Afshar Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.