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Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh Visited by Angels
c. 1740
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh Visited by Angels
- Date Created: c. 1740
- Physical Dimensions: 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.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.160
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Inscriptions: Verso: Udaipur inventory 21/57 Chughtai signature in both Urdu and English Chughtai seal and number 117
- Fun Fact: Two of the angels bring bottles of wine.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.160
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