The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
c. 1560
Basavana
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.3 x 10.6 cm (4 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.33.b Under the covers is the hand that got infected from the monkey bite.
- Maker/Artist
- Basavana
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 10.3 x 10.6 cm (4 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 'amal basāwan Translation: the work of Basavanta
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.33.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Exhibitions
- The Adventures of Hamza, Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Art and Stories from Mughal India
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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