Yusuf Gives a Royal Banquet in Honor of his Marriage

Description 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 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.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters