id:			170779
accession number:	2013.289.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.289.b
updated:		2023-05-25 11:12:05.794000

Calligraphy (verso), c. 1640–60. India, Deccan, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.289.b

title:				Calligraphy (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1640–60
creation date earliest:		1635
creation date latest:		1665
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Deccan, 17th century
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast'aliq script on paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
	opening date:   2016-11-07T05:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	early 20th century - Collection of Jacob Goldschmidt (1882-1955), Berlin and New York
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	September, 1966 - Olsen Foundation, Bridgeport, Conn.; Acquired from teh Olsen Foundation
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wall description:
The text of the poem praises the season of spring, with mystical undertones. The Persian verses are written from right to left in the cursive form of Arabic script known as nasta‘liq. "It is springtime friends! Time to nurse the carnal wants: Wine, a minstrel, a pretty face, a secluded corner in a garden. What would I have done given my lack of means, If my heart did not have a cure for searing longings? My heart derives from the bounteous Sea of Compassion Its self-abnegating otherworldliness, an ever-radiant night glowing gem." The poem may be related to the painting of the African musician on the other side, subtly perpetuating the stereotypical association of African men with lustful desires, music, and dance.
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