Ascension of Solomon

Historical period(s)
Safavid period, early 16th century
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (drawing): 30.6 × 19.7 cm (12 1/16 × 7 3/4 in)
Geography
Iran, Tabriz
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1950.1
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Drawing
Type

Drawing

Keywords
angel, Bilqis, demon, flute, hoopoe, Iran, lute, percussion instrument, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), Solomon
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre, Fredrik Robert Martin. Die Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Muhammedanischer Kunst in Muchen, 1910. 3 vols., Munich. cat. 682, vol. 1, pl. 21.
  • Fredrik Robert Martin. The Miniature Painting and Painters of Persia, India, and Turkey from the 8th to the 18th Century. 2 vols., London. vol. 1: p. 33, vol. 2: pl. 58.
  • Fereshteh Daftari. The Influence of "Persian Art" on Gauguin, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Ann Arbor. fig. 140.
  • Laurence Binyon, J.V.S. Wilkinson, Basil Gray. Persian Miniature Painting: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Miniatures Exhibited at Burlington House, January-March 1931. Exh. cat. Oxford, January - March 1931. cat. 157, pls. 136, XCIIIA.
  • Ernst Grube. The Problem of the Istanbul Album Paintings. vol. 1. pp. 13, 171, fig. 261.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran and India. Exh. cat. Washington, 1978. cat. 12, pp. 38-39.
  • Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre, Mme. Maria Sarre. Katalog der Austellung im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut. Frankfurt am Main. cat. 305, p. 39.
  • Walter B. Denny. Dating Ottoman Turkish Works in the Saz Style in Istanbul. vol. 1 Leiden. p. 114.
  • Oleg Grabar. Masterpieces of Islamic Art: The Decorated Page from the 8th to the 17th Century., English ed. New York. p. 206, fig. 105.
  • Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art. Exh. cat. London. cat. 500, p. 246.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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