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A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince
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
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A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince

c. 1585; border added probably 1700s
Manohar (Indian, active late 1500s) visual detail
ArtistManohar (Indian, active late 1500s)
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Medium
ink on paper, laid down with borders of gold-decorated blue paper
Dimensions
Page: 31.5 x 19.7 cm (12 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
Indian Art - Mughal
Origin
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
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

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Provenance

Public
early 20th century

Sevadjian Collection, Paris, France

March 18–20, 1961

(Hotel Drouot, Paris, France, Art Persan, Collection Sevadjian, 18–20 March 1961 sale, lot 92, sold...

1961–94

Private Collection, France

October 20, 1994

(Christie’s, South Kensington, London, England, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994...

1994–2013

Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection

2013–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

Sevadjian Collection, Paris, France (Hotel Drouot, Paris, France, Art Persan, Collection Sevadjian, 18–20 March 1961 sale, lot 92, sold to a Private Collection) Private Collection, France (Christie’s, South Kensington, London, England, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, lot 300, sold to Ralph and Catherine Glynn Benkaim) Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%

Sourced Overview Evidence

Manohar riffs on the work of his father, Basavana, by showing a holy man bowing at the feet of a prince, instead of another holy man. Those who could recognize the relationship between this work and that of his father (<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2013.296"><u>CMA 2013.296</u></a>) would impress gatherings of courtly connoisseurs, who prided themselves on being able to identify the hand of individual artists just by looking at the paintings. Recitation of poetry would accompany the viewing of paintings and drawings. Virtuoso artists reflected glory on their patrons. As an Islamic ruler, Akbar and his court participated in these activities—a new purpose for art that Indian artists had to learn.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 6 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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