File:Miraj by Sultan Muhammad.jpg

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Artist

Sultān Muhammad
Alternative names	فارسی: سلطان محمد
Description	Persian painter
Work period	English: first half of 16th c. فارسی: نیمهٔ نخست سدهٔ ۱۶ میلادی Français : première moitié du XVIe s.
Work location	Tabriz, Iran

Title

English: The ascent of Muhammad to heaven (mi'rāj)

Français : L'ascension de Mahomet (mi'rāj)

فارسی: معراج

العربية: المعراج

Description

English: This work is coming form a Khamseh of Nizami. It is ascribed to Sultan Muhammad.

فارسی: مینیاتور ایرانی از «خمسهٔ» نظامی که معراج محمد پیامبر اسلام را نشان می‌دهد.

Date

1539-43

Medium

opaque watercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions

28.7 × 18.6 cm (11.3 × 7.3 in)

Current location

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46.00″ N, 0° 7′ 37.00″ W
	Established	1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority control	WorldCat

Accession number

Or. 2265, fol. 195a

References

Jon Thompson, Sheila R. Canby (eds)., Hunt for paradise, court art of Safavid Iran, 1501-1576, cat. exh. New York, Asia Society Museum, 2003-2004, Milan, Skira Editore, 2003, p. 117-118, n°4.29

Source/Photographer

http://www.mirror.org/greg.roberts/MirajB1.jpg

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Camera manufacturer	HP
Camera model	HP Scanjet G3010
Date and time of data generation	02:07, 4 August 2008
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
Exif version	2.2
Colour space	sRGB
Saturation	Normal
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