id: 146201
accession number: 1971.91
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Lovers Embracing, c. 1630. India, Popular Mughal School, probably done at Bikaner, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 14.9 x 10.1 cm (5 7/8 x 4 in.); overall: 24 x 16.8 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.); with mat: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.91
title: Lovers Embracing
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creation date: c. 1630
creation date earliest: 1625
creation date latest: 1655
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creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture: India, Popular Mughal School, probably done at Bikaner, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)
technique: opaque watercolor and gold on paper
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Painting
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measurements: Image: 14.9 x 10.1 cm (5 7/8 x 4 in.); Overall: 24 x 16.8 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.); with mat: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 1998-02-21T00:00:00
Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Nara National Museum (organizer) (February 21-March 29, 1998); Suntory Museum of Art (April 28-June 21, 1998).
title: Art and Stories from Mughal India
opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00
Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Nara National Museum, Japan (2/21-3/29/98); Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo (4/28-6/21/98) "Highlights of Asian Painting from The Cleveland Museum of Art" p. 25, cat. no. 4
Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 4 - August 5, 2003.
Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 20 - August 18, 2004.
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PROVENANCE
(John D. MacDonald, Manchester)
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Erotic metaphors in visual poetry: bees fly to blossoms as rain clouds approach.
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The grape-laden vine intertwined around the tree is a poetic visual metaphor for the lovers in close embrace beneath it. The attendant with a fan looks away as the lady on the man’s lap receives a kiss and raises a cup of wine. The sumptuous carpet and bolster patterns have been wrought with the detail and care for which Mughal artists are renowned.
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