Palace Scene with Emperor Shah Jahan (1592 - 1666) Artist: Unknown

early 18th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Duffy Study Room

Shah Jahan ruled India for thirty years as the fifth emperor of the Mughal dynasty, and he is often considered one of the most effective Mughal emperors. He sits in the center of a vast palace complex attended by a woman who fans him, while another shows him a small painting of lovers, presumably for his approval. Other women are depicted engaging in various activities in the inner quarters of the palace, while courtiers stand outside the gates to these restricted spaces.

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

image: 7 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (18.415 × 24.003 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Lindsay Harper Makepeace in honor of LeRoy McKim Makepeace, B.A. 1937

Accession Number

2002.31.1

Geography

India

Culture

Indian

Period

Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)

Classification

Paintings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Acquired by LeRoy Makepeace (1915–1990), in New Delhi, India, 1960 [Note 1]; by inheritance, to his wife, Lindsay Harper Makepeace (1926–2015), Washington DC.; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2002

Note 1: LeRoy Makepeace was a diplomat, stationed in Pakistan and India in the 1960s and early 1970s. He retired in 1973.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Subject

emperor palace

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