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Summary
Abd al-Samad: English: Princes of the House of Timur
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| Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q307497 (attribution) |
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| Title |
English: Princes of the House of Timur |
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| Description |
English: Mughal miniature painting, attributed——to Abd as-Samad, "ca." 1550-1555
This is the earliest known example of a Mughal painting, which has been described by, J.M. Rogers as 'a variety of Islamic painting practised in India principally in the 16th and "17th centuries'." The painting is in colours and gold on fine cotton fabric. What has survived of the picture depicts a ruler seated in a garden pavilion and wearing Central Asian dress. He is flanked by two servants and faces a visitor. To either side of him are courtiers and nobles and, in the background, servants. The missing foreground probably depicted dancers and musicians performing courtly entertainment. The central figure is believed——to be, Humayun (1508-56), the second Mughal Emperor; many of the heads were repainted to depict later Mughal rulers, creating genealogical scene. |
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| Medium | gouache and gold on cotton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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| Accession number |
1913,0208,01 |
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| Source/Photographer | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=265945&partId=1&searchText=1913,0208,0.1&page=1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | Art Fund page | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Captions
Seated in a garden pavilion, Emperor Humayun (1530-1540, 1555-1556) sits commandingly while flanked by seated courtiers and nobles. And attended by servants carrying food and drink. The painting is thought to have likely been commissioned by Humayun.
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 06:51, 20 August 2020 | | 4,485 × 4,731 (9.07 MB) | Aavindraa | larger |
| 11:18, 14 March 2013 |  | 2,224 × 2,360 (1.36 MB) | Eugene a | Larger | |
| 13:02, 31 May 2007 |  | 595 × 600 (123 KB) | Jungpionier | * ''Princes of the House of Timur'', Mughal miniature painting, attributed to Abd as-Samad, ca. 1550-1555 * gouache and gold on cotton * British Museum, London Category:Mogul style |
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| File change date and time | 02:49, 20 August 2020 |
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