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        "title": "Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb)",
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                    "id": 312146,
                    "title": "Islamic Art",
                    "description": "<i>Islamic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).",
                    "opening_date": "1944-11-03T04:00:00"
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                {
                    "id": 203111,
                    "title": "Art and Stories from Mughal India",
                    "description": "<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).",
                    "opening_date": "2016-07-31T04:00:00"
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                {
                    "id": 665205,
                    "title": "Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India\u200b (Indian art rotation)",
                    "description": "<i>Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India\u200b (Indian art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).",
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                "description": "(Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877\u20131947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)",
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        "did_you_know": "Unlike his predecessors, Alamgir disapproved of alcohol and music.",
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        "description": "Appearing aged and benevolent, the sixth emperor of the Mughal dynasty in India sits at the <em>jharokha </em>window, in the attitude of dispensing favor on his subjects. Marked by a carpet draped over the railing as seen from the exterior of a palace, the jharokha window is where the emperor would come to show himself to the public. His halo indicates that he has divine grace behind him. This small portrait would have been gifted to a loyal supporter by order of the emperor.",
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                "citation": "Simon Ray (Gallery). <em>Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Works of Art</em>. London: Simon Ray, 2017.",
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