Artwork
Text, Folio 44 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Text, Folio 44 (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. A page from a Kalpa-sutra manuscript, featuring handwritten text on light brown paper.
About this work
Overview
A page from a Kalpa-sutra manuscript, featuring handwritten text on light brown paper.
Technique & Style
The text is written in neat, black script with red accents highlighting key words. A thin red line runs vertically down the center, and three red circular stamps are placed along the bottom edge.
Subject & Meaning
The red accents draw attention to important parts of the text, a common practice in ancient manuscripts to emphasize significant passages.
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
