Madonna and Child in a Domestic Interior

Manohar

early 17th century

Madonna and Child in a Domestic Interior by Manohar

Medium

Black and colored ink and gold on paper

Dimensions

Overall: H. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm) W. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm) Dimensions of blue frame: H. 2 15/16 (7.5 cm) W. 2 1/4in. (5.7 cm) Dimensions of painting: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) W. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1970

Accession Number

1970.217

Tags

Madonna and Child

Art Historical Context

**Madonna and Child in a Interior** *Manohar, early 17th century* Black and colored ink and on paper, 5 3/4 × 3 5/16 in. (14.6 × 8.4 cm) Islamic Art Department, Metropolitan Museum Art; Rogers Fund, 197 This delicate miniature painting by Manohar, a master artist in the Mughal court of Emperor Jahangir, captures the tender Christian iconography of the Madonna and Child reimagined in an intimate domestic setting. Created in the early 17th century using black and colored inks with shimmering gold on paper, it exemplifies the refined techniques of Mughal illumination, where intricate lin...

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