Artwork
Text, Folio 21 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Text, Folio 21 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra is an unspecified painting by the Mughal Painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1488 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. This page is from a Kalpa-sutra, a Jain text, presented in a handwritten format.
About this work
Overview
This page is from a Kalpa-sutra, a Jain text, presented in a handwritten format. The folio features text in a formal script, with certain words highlighted.
Technique & Style
The text is written in black ink, with select words in red, on a beige page. Red circles and border lines add a decorative element, framing the text. The script is cursive and formal, conveying a sense of elegance.
Subject & Meaning
The content of the text is a Jain religious work, specifically a Kalpa-sutra, which is a type of scripture detailing the lives of Jain figures.
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
