Shah Jahan

Cleveland Museum of Art

Shah Jahan

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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record

This sensitive portrait jewel was probably painted shortly after Shah Jahan came to the throne of the powerful Mughal Empire in 1628 after the death of his father, Jahangir. He decided to wear a full beard, in reference to his increased orthodoxy in comparison to his more liberal father and grandfather. The artist’s signature appears behind Shah Jahan’s nape. This portrait belonged to Cleveland mogul Jeptha H. Wade II, a cofounder of CMA.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade
Type of artwork
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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creation_date
c. 1630

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A man wearing a red turban adorned with jewels and a necklace with pearls and a red gem.

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Object ID
101358
Object Type
Painting
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Hashim
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
India, Mughal Period (1526-1756)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
c. 1630
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1623
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1637
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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