A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript

The image depicts a scene from a manuscript page. The scene shows a seated man wearing a red robe and a gold crown. He is on a pink floor, and there are six other men standing around him. The man on his right wears yellow, and the one on his left wears pink. The surrounding men wear orange, blue, or yellow robes and have brown hair. The seated man holds an object in his right hand. Behind the group, a peach-colored building features a yellow roof and a red structure with an arched doorway. The bottom half of the image shows a balcony with a railing, featuring a man in a white robe. The railing has four sections with plants and two square panels. The balcony has two archways on either side. The background includes a blue sky and green plants.

Artwork Details

Date: last quarter of the 17th century
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Punjab Hills, Bilaspur)
Dimensions: 599 × 446 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

Palette

Zulaykha in her palace and as an old woman with Joseph, from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492); verso from a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom)

Unidentified Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

A Royal Picnic on a Terrace

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A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript

Artwork Details

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