1985.275.35: Ibrahim in a Fire (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 35 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1985.275.35

Title

Ibrahim in a Fire (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 35 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Classification

Manuscripts

Work Type

manuscript folio

Date

Early 17th century

Places

Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)

Period

Ottoman period

Culture

Ottoman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/96586

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

34.8 × 22.1 cm (13 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Sotheby's , London, (by October 1984)], sold: to Edwin Binney, III, San Diego, (1984-1985), gift; to The Fogg Museum of Art.

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

1985.275.35

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Marika Sardar, ed., Image? The Power of the Visual, exh. cat., The Aga Khan Museum (Toronto, 2022), pp. 36-37, cat. 5

Exhibition History

• Image?, The Aga Khan Museum, 04/09/2022 - 09/04/2022

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