id:			146185
accession number:	1971.78
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.78
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:29.886000

Portrait of the Aged Akbar, c. 1640–1650. Attributed to Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 25.2 x 16.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 5/8 in.); overall: 27.5 x 18.8 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.78

title:				Portrait of the Aged Akbar
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creation date:			c. 1640–1650
creation date earliest:		1635
creation date latest:		1655
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	India, Mughal court, 17th century
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 25.2 x 16.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 5/8 in.); Overall: 27.5 x 18.8 cm (10 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Italian Drawings with von Hirsh Acquisitions
	opening date:   1978-09-15T04:00:00
	<i>Italian Drawings with von Hirsh Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 15-December 4, 1978).

	title:		The Twain Shall Meet
	opening date:   1985-10-30T05:00:00
	<i>The Twain Shall Meet</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).

	title:		Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals
	opening date:   2002-02-24T00:00:00
	<i>Treasury of the World: Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 24-May 19, 2002).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 13, 2003 - February 18, 2004.', 'opening_date': '2003-08-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 18, 2004 - May 23, 2005.', 'opening_date': '2004-08-18T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); July 2, 2014 - January 5, 2015.', 'opening_date': '2014-07-02T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	MacDonald
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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

	Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 353, fig. 55
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914

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