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Source Description
The rich purple robe, brocaded sash, pearls, and emeralds that this figure wears proclaim his elite status. His plumed headdress and the nimbus that surrounds his profile mark him as a ruler. Holding a flower and resting against an orange bolster, he sits in leisure. While the trees behind him suggest a garden setting, the artist has painted the surroundings rather sparsely, focusing attention on the ruler. The dramatic, impressionistic sky suggests the painting’s origin in the Deccan (a region in south-central India), probably in or around the city of Hyderabad.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33849
label
Portrait of a Ruler
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33849
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Ruler
description
The rich purple robe, brocaded sash, pearls, and emeralds that this figure wears proclaim his elite status. His plumed headdress and the nimbus that surrounds his profile mark him as a ruler. Holding a flower and resting against an orange bolster, he sits in leisure. While the trees behind him suggest a garden setting, the artist has painted the surroundings rather sparsely, focusing attention on the ruler. The dramatic, impressionistic sky suggests the painting’s origin in the Deccan (a region in south-central India), probably in or around the city of Hyderabad.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
date
1111-1163 AH/AD 1700-1750
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.5
height
11.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/8 x W: 4 1/2 in. (22.5 x 11.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2071
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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327df838a6483aef