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The Dream of Zuleykha

c. 1770

India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century

Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 32.9 x 22.1 cm (12 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
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 2013.353
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A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting depicts Zuleykha, a woman with a light skin tone, reclining on patterned cushions on our right. Yusuf, a man with a light skin tone and a golden halo, stands on our left facing her. Two winged figures with light skin tones fly in a dark night sky above, pouring streams of gold. Persian script sits at the bottom within a wide, floral border.

The Dream of Zuleykha

c. 1770

India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century

See Also

  • Collection
    Indian
  • Department
    Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Type of artwork
    Painting
  • Medium
    Tempera
  • 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

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