id:			314500
accession number:	2018.194
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.194
updated:		2023-08-24 01:24:41.528000

Royal Woman Holding a Flower, c. 1670s–80s. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; miniature: 19.7 x 10 cm (7 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.194

title:				Royal Woman Holding a Flower
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creation date:			c. 1670s–80s
creation date earliest:		1665
creation date latest:		1695
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
technique:	gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Miniature: 19.7 x 10 cm (7 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	77
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-11-07T05:00:00
	<i>Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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fun fact:
The flowering plants on the ground echo the lush vegetation of the Qur'anic paradise.

digital description:
Following the model of formal imperial Mughal court portraiture, the artist has lavished care on shading the face of a royal woman and the distinctive qualities of her luxurious textiles. Details have been exquisitely rendered, including the fringe of her pink shawl with its lotus vine border and the sprigs of flowers tucked in her hair.

wall description:
Following the model of formal imperial Mughal court portraiture, the artist has lavished care on shading the face of a royal woman and the distinctive qualities of her luxurious textiles. Details have been exquisitely rendered, including the fringe of her pink shawl with its lotus vine border and the sprigs of flowers tucked in her hair. The flowering plants on the ground where she stands are also Mughal features, echoing the lush vegetation of the Qur'anic paradise.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mace, Sonia Rhie. “Acquisitions 2018: Indian and Southeast Asian Art.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 26–28.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 26
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IMAGES

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