Madonna and Child in a Domestic Interior
early 17th century
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
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...