A Royal Picnic on a Terrace

Gum tempera and gold on paper. A royal picnic unfolds on a terrace. This scene was painted around 1620. The setting is Mughal India, during the reign of Akbar. Muhammad Ali, active from 1620, created this work.

The painting is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection. It is classified as a painting and located in Cleveland, Ohio. The dimensions are not specified by the museum.

Muhammad Ali was active in the Mughal court. His works were characterized by detailed depictions of courtly life. He was not related to the 20th-century American boxer of the same name.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1966

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