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A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths

ca. 1770–75
Not on view
This painting is based upon a well-known Mughal painting on the theme of a gathering of holy men of different faiths. The main figures can be identified (from right to left) as Ravidas, Sena, Namdev, Aughar, Kamal, and Kabir. Though trained at the Mughal court, the artist Mir Kalan Khan moved to Lucknow, where he became the leading court painter of Shuja' al-Daula (r. 1754–75) and Asaf al-Daula (r. 1775–98), producing a substantial body of work in a style that was widely imitated.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths
  • Artist: Mir Kalan Khan (active ca. 1730–75)
  • Date: ca. 1770–75
  • Geography: Attributed to India, Lucknow
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
    W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.318
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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