Artwork
Kalpa Sutra
Kalpa Sutra is an unspecified painting by Unknown. It is held in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
About this work
Overview
The Kalpa Sutra is a painting featuring a page of text with a decorative border. The text is written in black ink with red accents and a central yellow circle, suggesting a significant or sacred passage.
Subject & Meaning
The text is likely a religious or spiritual passage from an Eastern culture, possibly Indian. The use of red and yellow highlights implies importance or reverence.
Technique & Style
The border features a repeating pattern of leaves and vines with a red stripe, indicating a traditional or ornate style. The text and border are rendered in a combination of black ink, red accents, and yellow pigment.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
