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A Rathor Noble Visiting a Holy Man at a Vishnu Shrine
c. 1760
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A naked Jain monk sits before a Rajput noble, whose triple mark on the brow indicate that he is a follower of the Hindu god Shiva. Behind them is a temple dedicated to Vishnu. In a visual statement of ecumenism, all three religions appear to coexist peacefully in the kingdom. The noble has set down his sword and shield and enjoys a hookah while listening to the discourse of the monk.
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- Title: A Rathor Noble Visiting a Holy Man at a Vishnu Shrine
- Date Created: c. 1760
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 33.4 x 29.3 cm (13 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: (Sam Fogg Ltd., London, UK, sold to Catherine Glynn Benkaim), Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.202
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Fun Fact: Monks belonging to the Digambara (Sky-clad) sect of Jainism renounce the comforts of clothing.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.202
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