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Zakariya

Page
ca. 1605 - ca. 1610 (made)
Artist/Maker
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

Categories
Object type
TitleZakariya (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)
Transliteration
'zakariya paighambar alaihi us-salam'
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 createdJune 25, 2009
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