Painting
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Elias and Prince Nur ad-Dahr; single-page painting on detached folio. A-side: From the Hamzanama. The prophet Elias (Elijah) rescuing Prince Nur ad-Dahr from drowning in a river. Lush forest in background and fish and sea creatures in foreground. A-side: Opaque watercolour on cloth (cotton). B-side: ink on paper.
Object type: | painting |
Museum number: | 1925,0929,0.1 |
School/style: | Mughal Style |
Culture/period: | Islamic |
Date: | 1564-1579 |
Production place: | Made in: India |
Materials: | cotton, paper |
Technique: | painted |
Dimensions: | Height: 81.40 cm (Mounted) Width: 61.00 cm (Mounted) Thickness: 0.50 cm (Mounted) |
Location: | 46 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2012 - 2013 15 Oct - 3 Feb, Rome, Fondazione Roma Museo - Palazzo Sciarra, 'Akbar: The Great Emperor of India' 2011-2012 25 Oct - 5 Feb, Perth, Western Australian Museum, 'Extraordinary Stories from the British Museum' 2003 28 Jun-21 Oct, Zürich, Rietberg Museum, 'The Adventures of Hamza' 2002-2003 2 Nov-26 Jan, New York, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 'The Adventures of Hamza' 2002 23 Jun-29 Sept, Washington, Sackler Gallery, 'The Adventures of Hamza' 1976 13 Apr-11 Jul, BM, 'Paintings from the Muslim Courts of India' |
Subjects: | calligraphy, mughal myth/legend, saint/martyr |
Associated names: | Representation of: Elijah~Representation of: Prince Núr ad-Dahr |
Associated titles: | Associated Title: Hamzanama |
Acquisition names: | Donated by: Rev Stratton Campbell |
Acquisition date: | 1925 |
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