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Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh Visited by Angels

c. 1740

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi

Medium
gum tempera and gold on paper
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.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.160
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Two of the angels bring bottles of wine.

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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.

Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh Visited by Angels

c. 1740

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi

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