Ali, Hassan, and Hussein before the Prophet Muhammad, India, - Lot 72

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Ali, Hassan, and Hussein before the Prophet Muhammad, India, - Lot 72
Ali, Hassan, and Hussein before the Prophet Muhammad, India, possibly the Deccan or Murshidabad, late 18th–early 19th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting the Prophet kneeling on a throne, dressed in white, wearing a golden hat, and with a halo around his face. He is receiving ‘Ali in audience; ‘Ali is kneeling with his arms crossed over his knees, holding his Zulfiqar sword in his left hand. He is accompanied by his two sons, Hassan and Hussein, who stand behind him in the same posture. The three men stand on the terrace of a palace, with flower beds and a wooded landscape in the background. In the glowing sky on the horizon, two cherubs emerge from the clouds, one showering a rain of gold, the other holding a golden instrument in his hands. Mounted in an album on midnight blue cardstock with floral borders painted in gold on a red and ecru background. Wooden frame. Painting dimensions: 20.8 x 13 cm; page dimensions: 29.5 x 21.5 cm Some tears, wear, warped paper, touch-ups, and a few stains. This subject is known from an 18th-century Indian painting that completes an older Safavid Persian manuscript (British Library, London, Or. 11837, f.25v).
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