Madonna and Child in a Domestic Interior

Manohar

early 17th century · Black and colored ink and gold on paper · Islamic Art

During Akbar’s reign, numerous Christian subjects were copied by Indian artists working from the illustrated Bibles, prints, and paintings that were brought to the Mughal court by Jesuit missionaries and European traders. This image of the Madonna and Child is not an exact copy of a European original, since such details as the depiction of the faces, and the addition of the zoomorphic ewer, show Indian influences.

Artist

Manohar

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Black and colored ink and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1970