Open full image Pin

A Monk Preaching: Folio 2 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Unknown

1275

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Mughal Painting Medieval Religious

Dominant colour

A Monk Preaching: Folio 2 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra is a 1275 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1275 · Mughal Painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a faded, golden-brown paper with a small painted scene in the center. The picture is of a seated figure in bright red and yellow robes, holding what looks like a scroll. Around the edges, there’s writing in an old script, and the paper has some holes and wear. The scene looks like it’s from a religious text, possibly showing a monk teaching or preaching. The colors are bold but washed out, making the figure stand out against the faded background. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more ancient manuscripts like this one.