A Christian subject: The Madonna and Child

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At A Glance

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  • Period

    ca. 1605-1610
  • Geography

    Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India
  • Material

    Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (overall): 16 x 11.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1907.155
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1907.155

Object Details

  • Artist

    Probably by Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)
  • Court

    Mughal Court
  • School/Tradition

    Mughal school
  • Provenance

    To 1907
    Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]
    From 1907 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 105, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also, the presence of a stamp of "Exposition d'Art Musulman, Palais des Champs Elysees, 1893" has been observed on the reverse of the folio (see Curatorial Remark 10, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record).
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
    Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)
    South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
    The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)
    The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979)
    Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Painting
  • On View

    Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
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