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Emaciated Horse and Rider

ca. 1625
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 463
Mystical interpretations about the yearnings of the soul have been ascribed to such striking images of mortification, which became an established genre in Indian painting in the seventeenth century. In some cases, the motif of an emaciated horse and rider was created through the use of pounced outlines, or charbas. Here, the application of marbling is typical of Deccan taste.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Emaciated Horse and Rider
  • Date: ca. 1625
  • Geography: Attributed to India, Deccan, Bijapur
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; marbleized paper
  • Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
    W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.154
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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