The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steals away with her anklet while she is in bed with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
c. 1560
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steals away with her anklet while she is in bed with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth 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: 10.4 x 10.1 cm (4 1/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.68.a Areas of the original, orange paint are visible beneath the lovers’ bed.
- 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: 10.4 x 10.1 cm (4 1/8 x 4 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.68.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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