Untitled
1658
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1658 paint by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in a white robe with gold embroidery, standing on a green patch of grass. He holds a walking stick in one hand and a red-and-gold object in the other. Around him, a border of bright flowers—red, pink, and orange—fills the edges, framed by a thin gold line. The man’s face is calm, with a neatly trimmed beard and a white turban. The background is plain, keeping all focus on him and the colorful flowers. If you like this style, look up Baroque next.
The painting is an opaque watercolour on paper from 1658, depicting a Mughal nobleman in profile facing left, holding a sword, with a poetic couplet in nastaliq script praising the Prophet Mohammed above. He stands against a plain buff background on a green margin extended with additional paper, dressed in an ivory jama with a flowering plant pattern, an orange and gold patka, and a striped white and gold turban topped with a ruby and pearl jewel. His attire includes floral paijama, brown shoes with golden designs, and a curved sword in a crimson scabbard with gold floral motifs, suspended…
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