Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)
c. 1602–3
Dharam Das
Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1602–3. Attributed to Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 22.9 x 12.1 cm (9 x 4 3/4 in.); sheet with border: 34.7 x 22.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.76 An attendant strokes Akbar’s hunting falcon, perched on a glove.
- Maker/Artist
- Dharam Das
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 22.9 x 12.1 cm (9 x 4 3/4 in.); Sheet with border: 34.7 x 22.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.76
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Exhibitions
- Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music, Dancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian Art , Art and Stories from Mughal India, Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art, <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 18, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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