# "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, in The 16th century

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi painted this in 1597–98. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: 1597–98
- Medium: Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Margins: Gold on dyed paper
- Dimensions: Overall: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm) W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) Frame:H. 25 in. (63.5 cm) W. 19 in. (48.3 cm) D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
- Type: Codices
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 13.228.29
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/amir-khusrau-dihlavi), Indian, died 1350

Amir Khusrau was a poet, scholar and musician who served a succession of sultans at the Delhi court and was a devoted follower of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, beside whose shrine he is buried.

5 works in the collection.

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