Artwork preview

Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window

Aqil Khan

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a princess and an attendant in a trompe l'oeil window. The scene inside the window shows two women: one seated and one standing. The seated woman wears a gold patterned dress and has a large halo around her head. She sits on a patterned rug and holds a stringed instrument. The standing woman wears an orange dress and has her hands clasped in front of her chest. The background of the scene inside the window includes trees and a cloudy sky with orange hues. The border of the inner image has a yellow background with a pattern of small flowers. The outer border consists of a wide orange frame adorned with floral patterns. The outer frame also features a narrow yellow border with a repeating floral design. The image has a beige background with darker spots.

Artwork Details

Dimensions
675 × 900 px
Museum Record
View original
Palette