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1580–1590 · Cleveland Museum of Art

A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince

attributed to Manohar Das and attributed to BasawanWikidata

painting by Manohar (Indian); Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (2013.297)

Wander from here
Date
1580–1590 (known to the century)Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1585; border added probably 1700s
Medium
ink on paper, laid down with borders of gold-decorated blue paperCleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
31.5 × 19.7 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Inventory no.
2013.297Wikidata
Credit line
Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. early 20th century –
    Sevadjian Collection, Paris, France
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Sevadjian Collection, Paris, France (early 20th century)”
  2. March 18 – 20, 1961
    (Hotel Drouot, Paris, France, Art Persan, Collection Sevadjian, 18–20 March 1961 sale, lot 92, sold to a Private Collection)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Hotel Drouot, Paris, France, Art Persan, Collection Sevadjian, 18–20 March 1961 sale, lot 92, sold to a Private Collection) (March 18–20, 1961)”
  3. 1961 – 94
    Private Collection, France
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Private Collection, France (1961–94)”
  4. October 20, 1994 –
    (Christie’s, South Kensington, London, England, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, lot 300, sold to Ralph and Catherine Glynn Benkaim)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Christie’s, South Kensington, London, England, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, lot 300, sold to Ralph and Catherine Glynn Benkaim) (October 20, 1994)”
  5. 1994 – 2013
    Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection (1994–2013)”
  6. 2013 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2013–)”
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