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Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

Unknown

1615

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Baroque Mughal Painting Baroque Mughal

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Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso) is a 1615 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, depicting Mughal, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1615 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This page shows two sides. On the left, three men sit on a flat roof. One is shirtless, bending over. Another holds a book. A third man crouches below, near a bowl. Trees and a wall frame them. The right side has fancy gold and blue borders with swirly writing in the middle. The writing looks like an old script, maybe a poem or prayer. The scene feels quiet but busy, like a moment frozen in time. Look up mughal next to see how this style fits into its world.