---
title: Dancing Dervishes
author: Kamāl al-Dīn Bihzād
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14509/dancing-dervishes/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Dancing Dervishes

_Authored by Kamāl al-Dīn Bihzād_

## Image File

[![Dancing Dervishes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14509.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14509.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Dancing Dervishes, Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, attributed to Kamāl al-Dīn Bihzād, Herad, Afghanistan, 1480.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bihzād, K. a. (2021, August 24). Dancing Dervishes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14509/dancing-dervishes/>
### Chicago
Bihzād, Kamāl al-Dīn. "Dancing Dervishes." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 24, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14509/dancing-dervishes/>.
### MLA
Bihzād, Kamāl al-Dīn. "Dancing Dervishes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14509/dancing-dervishes/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446892) by [**Kamāl al-Dīn Bihzād**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/446892). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 24 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

