12.2015.33: Layla and Majnun before the King Who Sees the Divine in Everything (painting recto, text verso of folio 33) from a manuscript of Subhat al-abrar by Jami
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 12.2015.33
- Title
- Layla and Majnun before the King Who Sees the Divine in Everything (painting recto, text verso of folio 33) from a manuscript of Subhat al-abrar by Jami
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Illustrated Manuscript of the Subhat al-abrar (from Haft Awrang) by Jami
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- c. 1530-70
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Period
- Safavid period
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/368065
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.
Note:
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from A. Soudavar in memory of his mother Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
- Object Number
- 12.2015.33
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The first illustration of this manuscript depicts the king who saw everything was the Divine: "He who appears in Layla's figure, He who looks on through Majnun's eyes."
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