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Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in the Marriage Procession his Eldest Son Dara Shikoh
Although the painting depicts the occasion of the marriage procession of Dara Shikoh, the beloved though ill-fated son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, th...
Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in the Marriage Procession his Eldest Son Dara Shikoh
Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in the Marriage Procession his Eldest Son Dara Shikoh Unknown1740 AD - 1750 AD
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Although the painting depicts the occasion of the marriage procession of Dara Shikoh, the beloved though ill-fated son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the painting was made almost a century after the event. Reminiscing about the magnificence of the Empire during its zenith, the painters in an era of a fading Mughal Empire copied many paintings of the erstwhile ‘high’ period. This painting is also a copy of a now lost painting, probably from a dispersed Padshahnama, a chronicle of the life and times of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
The copy however betrays the style of the painters as schooled in the idioms and exposed to new ideas of rendering space and perspective current around the mid eighteenth century. Space in the painting is unfolded in a tilted foreground and the background and deeper space and distant figures emerge in planes parallel to the surface of the painting.
Dara Shikoh is depicted at the center of the painting mounted on a richly caparisoned horse, with a veil of pearls (sehra) covering his face, customarily worn by a bridegroom. His steed similarly wears the sehra. A bejewelled turban draped in strands of pearls and a large plume covers his head. Dara Shikoh holds the reins with one hand, and with the other, a handkerchief. His father the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan rides next to him, distinguished by a pale blue and gold halo that encircles his head. Following them is a procession of nobles who ride on horses.
The riders are accompanied by a crowd of men that carry lighted candles sticks in large glass jars, on tall bifurcated staffs with candles mounted on either ends, or as single flaming ones.
Others in the crowd play musical instruments, sing, dance or simply pray. On the top left, four elephants carry female musicians and the drummers who beat the large naubats on the happy occasion. On the top right, in the far distance a magnificent blaze of firework display takes place, with streamers, barrages, Roman candles, and rockets lighting up the pitch-black sky with gold, and clouds of smoke softly wafting downwards.
The artist exhibits his virtuosity with the play with light and the detail and precision of line in rendering figures and forms.
The hard outlined faces and bodies, a tendency for linearism where the figures are flattened, yet depicted in great detail and the distinct style of rendering fire and light in a more naturalistic fashion are all traits seen in the late Mughal style painting during the mid-eighteenth century.
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Title: Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in the Marriage Procession his Eldest Son Dara Shikoh
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1740 AD - 1750 AD
Location: Oudh, India
Physical Dimensions: w380 x h585.8 cm (without cover)
Type: Painting
Rights: National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi
Style: Indian Paintings & Art
Place Part Of: India
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Identification and Creation
Object Number 1919.255 People Unknown Artist Title
Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh
Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1700-1750 Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link
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Physical Descriptions
Medium
Monochrome tracing on deer skin (charba), unfinished; Mughal Style
Dimensions
22.3 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.255 Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Description
Dara Shikoh is depicted at the center with a veil of pearls covering his face and a turban draped in strands of pearls and a large plume. A large double halo encircles his head. Mounted on a caparisoned stallion, Dara Shikoh holds the reins with one hand, and with the other, a handkerchief. The horse rides into a crowd of men that carry bifurcated staffs with candles mounted on the ends, hold large candle sticks or candle sticks inside large glass jars, play instruments, clap, or hold weapons. Following the prince is a procession of men mounted on horses and women riding in howdahs on elephants. On the right in the background is a partially-drawn balcony with sparklers or fireworks shooting from it. The unfinished tracing is a preparatory drawing, and is nearly an exact comparison to a painting in the National Museum, New Delhi, which is dated 1740. Mughal Style.
Exhibition History
The Tablet and the Pen: Drawings from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/18/2006 - 07/23/2006
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