1600
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Suraj Singh Rathor, Raja of Marwar and Maternal Uncle of Shah Jahan: A Page from the Prince Khurram Album is a 1600 unspecified by Bishandas, a Mughal Painting work, depicting Mughal Court, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a man in a fine white tunic, gold jewelry, and a red turban, sitting cross-legged on a carpet. This is Suraj Singh, uncle to the future Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The artist painted him so carefully that you can almost feel the soft muslin fabric and see the tired look in his eyes. The portrait was chosen by Shah Jahan himself for a special album in 1612. To see more portraits like this, look up Mughal court.
This true-to-life portrait depicts the maternal uncle of the Mughal prince Khurram (1592-1658), who would later become the emperor Shah Jahan. His clothing and accessories-especially the six-pointed wrapped tunic made of prized translucent muslin-reveal his wealth and status. The artist’s skillful brushwork conveys the varied textures of the fabrics and sensitively renders his patient, somewhat weary expression. Prince Khurram selected this painting for inclusion in an album he assembled in 1612. Suraj Singh was a Hindu prince from Marwar, a Rajput kingdom under the auspices of the Mughal…
Emperor Shah Jahan himself wrote the label inscription under the painting.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Bishandas, also Bishan Das or Bishn Das, was an Indian painter during the Mughal era.
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