id:			314465
accession number:	2018.160
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.160
updated:		2021-01-11 05:59:25.698000

Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh Visited by Angels, c. 1740. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 24.2 x 32.8 cm (9 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.); miniature: 17.2 x 25.7 cm (6 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.160

title:				Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh Visited by Angels
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creation date:			c. 1740
creation date earliest:		1730
creation date latest:		1750
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi
technique:	gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 24.2 x 32.8 cm (9 1/2 x 12 15/16 in.); Miniature: 17.2 x 25.7 cm (6 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Verso: Udaipur inventory 21/57
Chughtai signature in both Urdu and English
Chughtai seal and number 117
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fun fact: 
Two of the angels bring bottles of wine.

digital description: 
Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham was the King of Balkh in present-day Afghanistan, born around 730, but later abdicated his throne to take up ascetic life in Syria. Sufi legends claim that Ibrahim in the wilderness was fed by angels. In the painting, Ibrahim can be seen in a cave and meditating under a tree, while five angles appear in front of him.

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