Solomon and his Court, folio from a manuscript

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2011.540
People: Circle of Mirza ‘Ali, Persian (active 16th century )
Title: Solomon and his Court, folio from a manuscript
Classification: Manuscripts
Work Type: manuscript folio
Date: c. 1560
Places: Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Qazvin
Period: Safavid period
Culture: Persian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217154

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: folio: 32.3 x 20.2 cm (12 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
image: 20 x 12.5 cm (7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by April 1, 1969-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 2011.540
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This unfinished painting was probably intended to serve as a frontispiece for a manuscript. The scene depicts Solomon seated on a hexagonal throne, surrounded by his court which includes angels, real and fanciful animals, jinns (demons), and courtiers, one of whom offers him a book.

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