The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 16, 2024
Noblewoman at a Jharokha Window Holding a Rose, from a Portraits of Women series
c. 1730
Page: 28 x 25.2 cm (11 x 9 15/16 in.); Miniature: 24.8 x 21.6 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Location: 242B Indian Painting
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The carpet is patterned with roses to match the flowers she holds.Description
A royal woman stands on a palace balcony under a cusped arch. The carpet draped over the railing in front of her indicates to viewers that the person is a member of the royal family. The rulers of small kingdoms adopted the Mughal practice of locating the emperor in the jharokha window and expanded it to include other members of the royal household. They also adopted the Mughal taste for scalloped arches, swirling arabesque flowering-vine motifs, and images of flowering plants on the carpet. Her oversized eye emphasizes the importance of seeing and being seen.- ?–2018(Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art)2018–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.182