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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1740 creation date earliest: 1730 creation date latest: 1750 current location: creditline: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- 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 find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- 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.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Verso: Udaipur inventory 21/57 Chughtai signature in both Urdu and English Chughtai seal and number 117 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- 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. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.160/2018.160_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.160/2018.160_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.160/2018.160_full.tif