Painting

Museum number:
9-22469
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022469
Alternate number:
10 (previous number (donor's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4753
Description:
silk painting; Mughali style. procession of King Akbar in front of Udaipur city palace. landscape in background consisting of body of water enclosed by hills; white building in middle of water. Udaipur palace (white and brown) in middle ground surrounded by vegetation (green). procession in foreground consisting of men (all have mustaches and/or beards) and animals (elephants and horses). most men holding spears?, umbrellas, or flags. each man wears a different color of clothing. four men ride elephants near the head of the procession (to the left of the center of the painting); this group includes King Akbar? all men walk toward the right. entire painting is surrounded by black and orange border containing floral motif Artist: Poona Ram Solamki
Donor:
Malu Beltran
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Collector:
Martha Beltran
Collection date:
August 3, 2005
Materials:
Ink, Paint (coating), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paintings (visual works)
Accession date:
October 10, 2005
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
painting— length 70 centimeters, silk— length 75 centimeters, painting— height 31 centimeters, and silk— height 36 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Painting, accession number 9-22469, described as silk painting; Mughali style. procession of King Akbar in front of Udaipur city palace. landscape in background consisting of body of water enclosed by hills; white building in middle of water. Udaipur palace (white and brown) in middle ground surrounded by vegetation (green). procession in foreground consisting of men (all have mustaches and/or beards) and animals (elephants and horses). most men holding spears?, umbrellas, or flags. each man wears a different color of clothing. four men ride elephants near the head of the procession (to the left of the center of the painting); this group includes King Akbar? all men walk toward the right. entire painting is surrounded by black and orange border containing floral motif Artist: Poona Ram Solamki

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