1985.235: The Ascension of King Solomon to Heaven, attended by Flying Angels and Demons, folio from an album

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1985.235

Title

The Ascension of King Solomon to Heaven, attended by Flying Angels and Demons, folio from an album

Classification

Albums

Work Type

album folio

Date

c. 1600-1610

Places

Creation Place: Middle East

Period

Ottoman period

Culture

Ottoman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/215654

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Technique

Painted

Dimensions

41.1 x 27.7 cm (16 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly Sherif Sabry Pasha, Cairo (by 1943). [Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1972, lot 175], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1972, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

Footnotes:
Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon, 1979, p.74

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums

Accession Year

1985

Object Number

1985.235

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 74-75/figure 44

Exhibition History

• Shadows of God On Earth: Arts of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Dynasties, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/21/1997 - 08/31/1997

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