Zakariya
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ca. 1605 - ca. 1610 (made)
ca. 1605 - ca. 1610 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painting, on album page, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the martyrdom of the prophet Zakariya, who, taking refuge in a tree, was sawn in half by two men.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Zakariya (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Large Clive Album, Zakariya's martyrdom, youth with buck on lead, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1605-1610 |
| Physical description | Painting, on album page, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the martyrdom of the prophet Zakariya, who, taking refuge in a tree, was sawn in half by two men. |
| Content description | The martyrdom of the prophet Zakariya, who, taking refuge in a tree, was sawn in half by two men. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | (inscribed on mount)
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the V&A, 1964 |
| Object history | This album of 104 folios known as the Clive Album was formerly the property of the Earl of Powis, Powis Castle. (RP 1959/1747) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | STRONGE, Susan. Painting for the Mughal Emperor: The Art of the Book 1560 – 1660 London : V&A Publications, 2002. 192p, ill. ISBN 1 85177 358 4.
p. 100, pl. 66 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.133:80/A-1964 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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