A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths
Mir Kalan Khan
ca. 1770–75
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
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2009
Accession Number
2009.318
Tags
MenPoets
About the Artist
Mir Kalan Khan · 1725–1775
Mir Kalan Khan (c. 1725–1775) was an esteemed Indian painter active in the 18th century, bridging the grandeur of Mughal miniature traditions with the refined provincial styles of the Awadh court in Lucknow. Working primarily during the mid-1700s under the patronage of Nawabs in the Oudh region—a successor state to the Mughal Empire—Khan exemplified the evolution of Indian painting as imperial wor...