Virgin and Child with angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), the central image of a folio from an album of Emperor Jahangir; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Unknown (Portuguese)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1595-1600

Height:

42.0 cm  (16 9/16 in.)

Width:

26.5 cm  (10 7/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Place of creation:

Bhārat [India]

School:

Mughal

Description

The central image of this ornate album folio includes two angels playing a lute and probably a cittern, kneeling aside the seated Virgin Mary and Christ Child. Mughal period.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ

Iconclass

11F4
Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child
11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Cittern [3106]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Information from Wikipedia about album owner:
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. His imperial name, means 'conqueror of the world', 'world-conqueror' or 'world-seizer'.

RIdIM record id

5755