The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh
1500s
(1501-1722)
Location: not on view
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This scene is from the Sharaf-nameh, the poetical version of the life of Alexander by the 12th-century Persian poet Niẓāmī Ganjavī.Description
This rare scene from the life of Alexander depicts a poor and pious woman falling into a desperate situation and giving birth to a son in some desolate place. Philip, the Macedonian ruler, is on a hunt and passes the ruin. Seeing the deceased woman with a hungry baby by her side, the King orders his followers to tend to the burial of the woman and brings up the orphan making him his crown prince.- Rhea A. [1924–2015] and Nicholas H. Luciano Sr. [1925–2008], purchased in Istanbul, Turkey. Given by bequest to their daughter Lori H. Luciano?–2021Lori H. Luciano, Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2021–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.237