The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the fifth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
c. 1560
Ghulam 'Ali
Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the fifth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 16.4 x 11.1 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/8 in.); overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.66.a The deceptive handmaiden appeals her case to the enthroned king, falsely claiming that the young prince has assaulted her. The prince, dressed in white, is taken away by two armed guards to be executed. Works attributed to the artist Ghulam ‘Ali are found in only one other known manuscript.
- Maker/Artist
- Ghulam 'Ali
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting only: 16.4 x 11.1 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/8 in.); Overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: ghulām 'alī Translation: (by) Ghulam 'Ali
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.66.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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