Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)

illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658

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Artist

Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50)

Date

illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658

Medium

Gum tempera and gold on paper

Origin

India, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

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 Collection