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Royal Woman Holding a Flower

Date: c. 1670s–80s
Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Following the model of formal imperial Mughal court portraiture, the artist has lavished care on shading the face of a royal woman and the distinctive qualities of her luxurious textiles. Details have been exquisitely rendered, including the fringe of her pink shawl with its lotus vine border and the sprigs of flowers tucked in her hair. The flowering plants on the ground echo the lush vegetation of the Qur'anic paradise.

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