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Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib: Illuminated Text Page with Seal   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Kamal ibn `Abd al-Haqq al-Sabzawari (Iranian, died after 1558)
Author
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib  (600–661)  wikidata:Q39619 s:en:Author:Ali q:en:Ali
 
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Alternative names
علي بن أبي طالب, Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Description Iraqi statesperson, qadi, Islamic jurist, muhaddith, mufassir and judge
Cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, fourth Caliph of Sunnis, first Imam of Shias
Date of birth/death circa 600 28 January 661
Location of birth/death Mecca Kufa
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creator QS:P170,Q39619
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Kamal ibn `Abd al-Haqq al-Sabzawari (Iranian, died after 1558)
Title
Illuminated Text Page with Seal
Description
English: This text page from Walters manuscript W.579 is defined by the use of alternating black Naskh and gold Thuluth. The Naskh panels are flanked by illuminated medallions with a gold-tooled outline. The gold Thuluth lines are set apart by outlines resembling clouds. Illuminated rosettes serve as verse markers. The stamp in the left margin is the personal seal of the Vizier 'Ali Pasha, who gave the manuscript to an educational charity in 1130 AH/AD 1717.
Date 1534 AD (941 AH)
Medium ink and pigments on laid paper
Dimensions height: 23.5 cm (9.2 in); width: 16.5 cm (6.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,23.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,16.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
W.579.3A
Place of creation Astarabad (present-day Gorgan, Iran)
Object history
  • Vizier al-Shahid 'Ali Pasha, ca. 1130 AH/AD 1717 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [waqf-seal impression of the Vizier dated 1130 AH/AD 1717 with the original shelf mark 1414 on fols. 2a, 2b, and 3a]
  • Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
  • 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history Masterpieces of Ornament. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988. Speaking the Word of God: Illuminated Korans from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2007.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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