A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album

c. 1585; inner border added in Allahabad c. 1602; outer border added probably 1900s

Basavana

Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album, c. 1585; inner border added in Allahabad c. 1602; outer border added probably 1900s. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; page: 32.7 x 21.1 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.); painting: 13.6 x 7.5 cm (5 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.296 The dog stares hungrily at the mendicant’s alms bowl, with the artist’s signature.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Basavana
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Medium: opaque, watercolor, ink, gold, paper
Dimensions: Page: 32.7 x 21.1 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.); Painting: 13.6 x 7.5 cm (5 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Persian inscription on mendicant’s bowl, in nasta‘liq script: the work of Basavana Inscription: Persian verse at top from a ghazal (lyrical poem) of Hafiz (Persian, 1325–1389), in nasta‘liq script: I have fallen at his feet, grieving and wailing. Could it be that I might receive a helping hand?
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.296
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India, "Indian Drawing," Hayward Gallery, London; Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry; Bolton Museum of Art Gallery; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield (1983).<br><br>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); July 2, 2014 - January 5, 2015.<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 10, p. 197.
Rights Statement: CC0