A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants

Unknown (Indian)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1730-1740
Height:
20.6 cm  (8 1/8 in.)
Width:
30.6 cm  (12 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
opaque watercolors and gold on paper
Place of creation:
Bhārat [India]

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    Indian and South Asian Art[Museum inv. no.: 2013.338]

Description

This scene presents an idealized view of the life of a Mughal princess. Bejeweled and dressed in costly garments, she reclines on a couch set up on a white marble terrace. She watches two musicians sing and clap time, one of whom is playing a sitar.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Sitar [3456]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5165