id:			170830
accession number:	2013.320
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.320
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.508000

An Ambassador before Humayun, c. 1610. Attributed to Miskin (Indian, active 1570s–c. 1604). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting: 20.9 x 11.7 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/8 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 2013.320

title:				An Ambassador before Humayun
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creation date:			c. 1610
creation date earliest:		1605
creation date latest:		1615
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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:	Mughal India
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Miskin (Indian, active 1570s–c. 1604)  - artist

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measurements: Painting: 20.9 x 11.7 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Persian inscription at upper left probably added c. 1700s, in nasta‘liq script:
the work of the master Miskin / Great King Hasan . . .]
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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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 46, p. 149-51.', 'opening_date': '2016-07-31T00:00:00'}

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.320/2013.320_print.jpg
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