Emaciated Horse and Rider

Unknown

ca. 1625 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; marbleized paper · Islamic Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1625

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; marbleized paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1944