The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Portrait of Emperor Alamgir (Aurangzeb)
c. 1700
(reigned 1658–1707)
Sheet: 7.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.498
Location: 242B Indian Painting
Did You Know?
Unlike his predecessors, Alamgir disapproved of alcohol and music.Description
Appearing aged and benevolent, the sixth emperor of the Mughal dynasty in India sits at the jharokha window, in the attitude of dispensing favor on his subjects. Marked by a carpet draped over the railing as seen from the exterior of a palace, the jharokha window is where the emperor would come to show himself to the public. His halo indicates that he has divine grace behind him. This small portrait would have been gifted to a loyal supporter by order of the emperor.- ?–1944(Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1944–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Simon Ray (Gallery). Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Works of Art. London: Simon Ray, 2017. Mentioned: p. 29
- Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).Islamic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).
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