id:			170848
accession number:	2013.331
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.331
updated:		2024-09-14 11:06:55.683000

Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album), illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658. Probably by Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 40 x 27.7 cm (15 3/4 x 10 7/8 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 2013.331

title:				Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)
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creation date:			illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658
creation date earliest:		1640
creation date latest:		1663
current location:		
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, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50)  - artist

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measurements: Page: 40 x 27.7 cm (15 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed below Shamsa: Padshah Jahan; inscribed below portrait : 'amal-i Bichitr
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	inscription:	Persian inscription below shamsa (sunburst), in nasta‘liq script: 
Great King Shah Jahan
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	inscription:	Persian inscription below portrait, in nasta‘liq script: 
the work of Bichitr
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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': '<em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013- June 30, 2014).', 'opening_date': '2013-12-31T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: December 1967–2013
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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. <em>Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. 58, pp. 237–238
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IMAGES

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