The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
The Story of Adam, peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny, from a Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-din (verso)
c. 1425
(1370–1501)
Image: 14.7 x 22.7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.); Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.384.b
Location: not on view
Description
This illustrated page from a history book depicts a scene from the narrative of Adam and Eve, expanding on the story as it is recorded in the Qur'an. According to the text, among Eve’s many children were two sets of twins: Cain and his sister Iqlima, and Abel and his sister Labuda. When Cain objected to Adam’s decision that Iqlima should marry Abel, Adam decreed that the brothers should settle the matter by making sacrificial offerings. A divine fire in the form of a bird appeared and chose Abel’s offering of a good lamb over Cain’s offering of bad wheat. Cain then vowed to kill Abel, and proceeded to commit fratricide.- ?-1945(Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1945-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Islamic art rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 7, 2017-October 29, 2018).International Exhibition of Persian Art. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (October-December 1926).
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Source URL:
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