The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 23, 2025
Farhad Kills Himself After Hearing the False News of Shirin’s Death
c. 1810
attributed to Amar Das Bhatti
(Indian, active 1800s)
Page: 29.8 x 19.6 cm (11 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.); Miniature: 28.6 x 17.8 cm (11 1/4 x 7 in.)
Location: Not on view
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An Islamic town characterized by domes can be seen in the diminishing background.Description
A man’s lifeless body is being observed by a group of women. A kneeling woman with a halo and wearing fine garments is Shirin, the beloved of the dead man, Farhad. Farhad cut a canal of milk through a mountain pass as a proof of his love, but on hearing the false news of her demise, he jumped off the mountain and killed himself.- {{cite web|title=Farhad Kills Himself After Hearing the False News of Shirin’s Death|url=false|author=Amar Das Bhatti, Dana Bhatti|year=c. 1810|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.198