Khalis repays the prince for his kindness by changing into a snake and sucking the poison from the king’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
c. 1560
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Khalis repays the prince for his kindness by changing into a snake and sucking the poison from the king’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 6.5 x 10.2 cm (2 9/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.136.a The prince later marries the king’s daughter and becomes a viceroy.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- 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: 6.5 x 10.2 cm (2 9/16 x 4 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.136.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Exhibitions
- Animal Fables of India (Indian art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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