Artwork
Text, Folio 58 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Text, Folio 58 (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 aged paper with a red border and two round red stamps.
About this work
Overview
A page from a Kalpa-sutra manuscript, featuring handwritten text on aged paper with a red border and two round red stamps.
Technique & Style
The text is written in a precise, black script with red accents, filling the page in tight rows. The handwriting is formal and suggests a ritual or instructional content.
Subject & Meaning
The Kalpa-sutra text likely contains ritual or ceremonial instructions, given its precise and formal style. The red stamps may indicate ownership or approval.
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
