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accession number: 2013.301
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Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, c. 1590–1600. Attributed to Sanwalah (Indian, active c. 1580–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 24.9 x 16.8 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.); painting: 18.6 x 16.2 cm (7 5/16 x 6 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 2013.301
title: Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
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creation date: c. 1590–1600
creation date earliest: 1590
creation date latest: 1599
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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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technique: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Mughal
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Sanwalah (Indian, active c. 1580–1600) - artist
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measurements: Page: 24.9 x 16.8 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.); Painting: 18.6 x 16.2 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
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inscription: Calligraphy of Persian sayings from the aphoristic meditations of Khwaja Abd-Allah Ansari (Persian, 1006–1089) in top and bottom borders, in nasta‘liq script:
What is “dervishness”? It is a little lump of fine purified soil with a sprinkling of a few drops of water: neither is the sole of the foot irritated by it, nor does the heel of the foot collect dust from it.
The work of the lowly . . .
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inscription: Persian inscription at top right, in nasta‘liq script:
the meeting of Layla and Majnun, lover and beloved
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).', 'opening_date': '2013-12-31T05:00:00Z'}
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PROVENANCE
(Sotheby’s, London, England, Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 12 December 1966 sale, lot 55, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
date: December 12, 1966
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Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1966–2013
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2013–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. 18, p. 191
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Archives of Asian Art 64, no. 2 (2014): 226.
page number: 226
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Munroe, Nazanin Hedayat. Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2023.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 99–101, fig. 3.7
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