The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
The Emperor Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707) on Horseback
c. 1690–1710
(1526-1756)
Overall: 30.5 x 22.3 cm (12 x 8 3/4 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The equestrian portrait genre was inspired by gifts of European prints and paintings to the Mughal court. The sixth Mughal emperor is portrayed on an elegant, decorated steed, ready for battle, holding a spear, and his sword at the ready. His attendant holds the symbolic parasol over him, which is a millennia-old emblem of kingship in India. Throughout his long reign he was primarily occupied with the conquest of the Deccan, which he ultimately achieved, expanding the Mughal Empire to its greatest geographical extent.- Swaranjali, Pallavi. "The Architect Inside Out: Reading the Barrel-Vaulted Ceiling of Balkrishna Doshi's Studio -- Sangath." In Ceilings and Dreams: The Architecture of Levity. Paul Emmons, Federica Goffi, and Jodi La Coe.Abingdon, eds., 222-233. Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. Mentioned: P. 223-225; Reproduced: P. 224, fig. 19.2
- Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 2-November 18, 2018).Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707-1857. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (February 7-May 6, 2012).Asia Society Museum, New York (2/7/2012 - 5/6/2012): "Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707-1857" (not pictured in catalogue)
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