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Folio 167, from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya: two nuns teaching lay women (recto); genealogical text (verso)

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1278

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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Mughal Painting Medieval Religious

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Folio 167, from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya: two nuns teaching lay women (recto); genealogical text (verso) is a 1278 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1278 · Mughal Painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see two nuns in white robes teaching a group of women in colorful saris under a tree. This page comes from a Jain manuscript made in 1278. The women listening may have paid for the book—like donors in Christian art. The bright, flat colors and sharp outlines are typical of Jain painting from Gujarat. If you like this style, look up more works from western india, gujarat, palanpur (prahladanapura).

The story of this work

Overview

This page is from the end of a manuscript, which contains two texts often paired together, the Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya . The latter tells a story about a Jain teacher who used magic to overthrow an evil king. The lay women who listen reverently to the nuns’ teaching may be the donors who paid for the creation of the manuscript.