Shah Jahan
Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650)
1623–1637
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.4 x 3.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
India, Mughal Period (1526-1756)
About
This sensitive portrait jewel was probably painted shortly after Shah Jahan came to the throne of the powerful Mughal Empire in 1628 after the death of his father, Jahangir. He decided to wear a full beard, in reference to his increased orthodoxy in comparison to his more liberal father and grandfather. The artist’s signature appears behind Shah Jahan’s nape.
