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Folio 2 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra

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1279

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Mughal Painting Medieval Religious Inscription

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Folio 2 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra is a 1279 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, depicting Inscription, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1279 · Mughal Painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a small, bright painting on paper: a monk in a red robe sits under a tree, teaching two listeners. This is from a Jain manuscript made in 1279 in Gujarat. The artist used bold colors and flat shapes—no shadows—to tell a sacred story. The tree’s leaves are tiny green dots, almost like confetti. Look up more paintings from western india, gujarat, patan (anahillapura) to see how artists there kept telling stories this way.