Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir by Bishandas, c. 1627. gum tempera and gold on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir · Bishandas · c. 1627 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir

Bishandas

Year
c. 1627
Medium
gum tempera and gold on paper
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Bishandas painted Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir. The work is dated around c. 1627. It uses gum tempera and gold on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting measures 26.4 by 17.8 centimeters. Mughal India. It is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection.

Bishandas was a court artist for Jahangir. He was renowned for his skill in portraiture. His works were influenced by European realism.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.325

https://oolf.net/open-art/bishandas-nur-jahan-holding-a-portrait-of-emperor-jahangir/

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