AlbumsOttoman17th century

The Ascension of King Solomon to Heaven, attended by Flying Angels and Demons, folio from an album

c. 1600-1610

Classification

Albums

Technique

Painted

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

41.1 x 27.7 cm (16 3/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Sherif Sabry Pasha, Cairo (by 1943). [Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1972, lot 175], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1972, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985. Footnotes: Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon, 1979, p.74

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