id:			124004
accession number:	1944.491
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.491
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:59.799000

Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550–1600. Style of Muhammadi (Iranian). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.491

title:				Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration
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creation date:			c. 1550–1600
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1600
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Muhammadi (Iranian)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	script:  none (cartouches for calligraphy are empty)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic Art
	opening date:   1944-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Islamic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

	title:		The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran
	opening date:   1961-10-19T04:00:00
	<i>The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran</i>. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'London, Royal Academy of Arts, "International Exhibition of Persian Art," Jan. 7 - Feb. 28, 1931.', 'opening_date': '1931-01-07T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Islamic Miniature Painting and Book Illumination,"', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Oct. 9, 1933 - Jan. 7, 1934.', 'opening_date': '1933-10-09T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, "Islamic Art," 1944.', 'opening_date': '1944-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Pasadena Art Institute, "Exhibition of Oriental Art," Oct. 2 - Nov. 21, 1949.', 'opening_date': '1949-10-02T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'San Diego Museum, "Exhibition of Persian Miniatures," Dec. 10, 1949 -  Jan. 10, 1950.', 'opening_date': '1949-12-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Islamic and Indian Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts,"', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Dec. 15, 1955 - Feb. 19, 1956.', 'opening_date': '1955-12-15T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Rome, Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, "Exhibition of Persian Art," May - Oct., 1956.', 'opening_date': '1956-05-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Paris, Petit Palais, "7,000 Ans d\'art en Iran," Oct. - Nov., 1961.', 'opening_date': '1961-10-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Essen, Villa Huegel; Zuerich, Kunsthaus; The Hague, Gemeentemuseum; Vienna, Osterreichisches Museum fuer angewandte Kunst, "7000 ans d\'art en Iran," Dec. 1961 - April, 1963.', 'opening_date': '1961-12-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Ricketts; (Philip Hofer)
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Islamic Art: Selected Examples from the Loan Exhibition of Islamic Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 21
	url:		https://archive.org/details/IslamicArtCMA/page/n31

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 726
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n132

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 222
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n246

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 222
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n246

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 279
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n299

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