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The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-seventh night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night, by Unknown, unspecified, 1560

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-seventh night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night

Unknown

1560

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-seventh night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night is a 1560 unspecified by Unknown, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1560 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a woman in a red dress sitting under a tree, talking to a bright green parrot perched on a branch. This painting comes from a book of stories told by a parrot to his owner, Khujasta. Each night, the parrot spins a tale to stop her from sneaking out to meet her lover. The stories are full of lessons about loyalty and trust. If you like this, look up *Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)* to see more art from this time.

The story of this work

Overview

Against a brightly colored red and green background, Khujasta meets with Tuti the talking parrot. In order to keep her from leaving to visit her lover, the parrot tells Khujasta a moralizing story about four friends who were given magical shells by a wise man.

Did you know?

The flat planes of bold color were favored by Indian artists before the time of Akbar.

Read the full account in the museum source.

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