id: 170849 accession number: 2013.332 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.332 updated: 2023-08-24 00:59:49.357000 The dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album, c. 1670. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 32 x 24.4 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.332 title: The dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1670 creation date earliest: 1665 creation date latest: 1675 current location: creditline: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection copyright: --- culture: India, Mughal, 17th century technique: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art - Mughal type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Page: 32 x 24.4 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: verso: Central blank panel and similar borders translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Art and Stories from Mughal India opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00 Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 64, p. 82. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Joseph, the man of Zulaykha’s dreams, is dressed as a Mughal prince. digital description: wall description: In Islamic texts, as in the Hebrew and Christian Old Testament traditions, Zulaykha is the unnamed wife of Potiphar, a wealthy Egyptian. This scene is from a popular Persian poem that recounts the story of Joseph and Zulaykha as a mystical romance, and describes her visionary dreams of a beautiful lover. In this painting we see the luxuriously dressed Zulaykha asleep on a terrace, reclining on ornate pillows as a vision of her love, Joseph, appears before her. He is illuminated by radiant light cast down by angels emerging from the dark night clouds. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.332/2013.332_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.332/2013.332_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.332/2013.332_full.tif