Dara Shikoh with his consort

Balchand (active ca. 1596-1640)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1633

Height:

22.8 cm  (9 in.)

Width:

14.3 cm  (5 5/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

ink and color on paper

Place of creation:

Bhārat [India]

School:

Mughal

Description

Dara Shikoh and his unnamed consort are pictured enjoying conversation and refreshments out of doors, with attendants including one female musician holding a plucked string instrument (probably tanpura (tambura)).

People as subjects

Dārā Shikūh, Prince (1615-1659) (Non-musician/dancer)

Iconclass

61B2(DARA SHIKOH)
historical person (DARA SHIKOH)
61B
historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life)
48CC751
one person with musical instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors
48C732
string instruments (plucked)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tambura [3461]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6061