Cleveland Museum of Art
A Royal Picnic on a Terrace
Muhammad AliLinkedCulture matchlcp-89b5a713c753
- Date
- c. 1620
- Medium
- Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Culture
- Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 101355
What the image shows
A group of men in traditional attire is seated on a carpet in front of a decorated archway, engaging in conversation.
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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A richly patterned carpet spans the width of the composition and forms the setting for a royal visit. The status of the highest-ranking person is indicated by the tan cloth placed over the carpet and the voluminous wine-colored cushion ornamented with stylized gold clouds. An attendant holding an emblem of Indian royalty, the fly whisk, stands to one side. At the far right of the carpet are two books, indicating that they are learned men. Like the carpet, the book covers have central medallions and borders, in line with the Persian aesthetic that the Mughals of India held in high regard. A gentleman connoisseur has tucked a flowering sprig into his voluminous turban.
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- Credit line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Provenance
- ?–1920: (Imre Schweiger, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1920–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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