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Yusuf Gives a Royal Banquet in Honor of his Marriage
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
Once Yusuf, depicted here on a folio from Walters manuscript W.644 with a flaming halo and seated at the left side of the composition, received divine approval to marry Zulaykha, he organized a banquet to which he invited the Egyptian king and officials. The banquet takes place in an interior defined by two curtained windows and tiled walls with floral decoration.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Papas-zadah …(?), [1]311 AH/AD 1893-1894 [fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 1/2 in. (22 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.644.150B
