id:			146184
accession number:	1971.77
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.77
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:29.880000

Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1590. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.77

title:				Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)
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creation date:			c. 1590
creation date earliest:		1585
creation date latest:		1595
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); Overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)
	opening date:   2022-02-11T05:00:00
	<i>Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 15, 1998-February 17, 1999).', 'opening_date': '1998-07-15T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 12-August 22, 2002).', 'opening_date': '2002-02-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13-February 18, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-08-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 18, 2004-May 23, 2005).', 'opening_date': '2004-08-18T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	John D. MacDonald, Cambridge, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1971
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1971-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 304
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n324

	Leach, Linda York. <em>Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	cat. no. 13
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