Al Buraq
The story
Al Buraq is the winged steed that carried the Prophet Muhammad on his night journey to heaven. Here, painted around 1770 in the Deccan, his body is a fantastical composite — lions, a flame-breathing dragon and other beasts swarm around a calm central elephant.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Year
- 1770
- Period
- Romantic
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
