Artwork
Caesarean Birth of Rustam
Caesarean Birth of Rustam is an unspecified painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Unknown. It dates from 1620 and is held in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
About this work
Overview
The painting 'Caesarean Birth of Rustam' is a depiction of a birth scene, showing a woman surrounded by attendants in a traditional setting.
Subject & Meaning
The scene illustrates a woman undergoing a Caesarean birth, attended by several figures in traditional attire, suggesting a narrative rooted in cultural or historical context.
Technique & Style
The composition focuses on the birthing woman, using color and arrangement to create a dramatic effect, while a bird flying outside the window adds a dynamic element.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
King Enthroned in Pavilion and Retainers
King Enthroned Outside and Standing Retainers
The deceitful wife persuades her husband to sleep in the same place where she had previously slept with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steals away with her anklet while she is in bed with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The pious man’s son, now a king, reveals himself to his father; his nurse upbraids his unfaithful mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night
The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steals away with her anklet while she is in bed with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-seventh Night, form a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
The unfaithful wife explaining away the presence of the dough elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night
The eldest brother explains the reason for his youthful appearance, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-ninth Night
Rustam and the Simurgh