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Rooster
c. 1620
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This bird, with its fierce expression, sharp beak, and spurred feet, may have been a champion in the cockfighting ring. The Mughal emperor Jahangir requested that his royal court artists paint portraits of remarkable birds and animals with as much realism as possible. He felt that such paintings enhanced feelings of amazement beyond hearing or reading an account.
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Details
- Title: Rooster
- Date Created: c. 1620
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 18.3 x 12.1 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Overall: 37.3 x 25.4 cm (14 11/16 x 10 in.)
- Provenance: Kevorkian
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.501
- Medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Inscriptions: verso, upper center: Dilaram Pandit Kashmiri (by a later hand)
- Fun Fact: This page belonged to the owner of Cleveland’s Leisy Brewing Company, est. 1873.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: India, Mughal, 17th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Herbert F. Leisy
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 1944.501
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