Harvard Art Museums > 1960.185: Prophet Muhammad at the Gate of Medina (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories) Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Prophet Muhammad at the Gate of Medina (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories) (Unknown Artist) , 1960.185,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215775. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.185 People Unknown Artist Title Prophet Muhammad at the Gate of Medina (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories) Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date c. 1425 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215775 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions folio: 43 x 34 cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York, (by 1948), bequest; to The Fogg Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.185 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 33, 114, no. 64 Axel Langer, ed., In the Name of the Image: Figurative Representation in Islamic and Christian Cultures, Hatje Cantz (Berlin, 2022), cat. no. 94 Exhibition History In the Name of the Image, Museum Rietberg Zürich, 02/04/2022 - 05/22/2022 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
