"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Hafiz-i Abru
Artist bio: Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: ca. 1425
Medium: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
                W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Page: H. 16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm)
          W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Men|Angels