Baz Bahadur and Rupmati
Painting
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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Baz Bahadur was the Muslim ruler of Malwa in central India from about 1555 to 1561. The love between him and the beautiful Hindu poet and musician Rupmati is a popular theme in paintings of the period. They are usually depicted riding side by side in a moonlit landscape. The Persian inscription on the border reads ‘Baz Bahadur and Rupmati, the work of Faqirullah’.
Object details
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| Title | Baz Bahadur and Rupmati (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Baz Bahadur and Rupmati riding at night, by Faqirullah, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Lucknow, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Baz Bahadur and Rupmati riding at night, each with an attendant on foot, one of whom proceeds them with a lighted flare. |
| Content description | Baz Bahadur and Rupmati riding at night, each with an attendant on foot, one of whom proceeds them with a lighted flare. |
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| Gallery label | Baz Bahadur was the Muslim ruler of Malwa in central India from about 1555 to 1561. The love between him and the beautiful Hindu poet and musician Rupmati is a popular theme in paintings of the period. They are usually depicted riding side by side in a moonlit landscape. The Persian inscription on the border reads ‘Baz Bahadur and Rupmati, the work of Faqirullah’.(July 2017) |
| Object history | 'This miniature is typical of the style of Faqirullah whose work is characteristic of the Lucknow style as it flourished in the later years of Shuja ud-daula's rule'. (register description 1957) |
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| Summary | Baz Bahadur was the Muslim ruler of Malwa in central India from about 1555 to 1561. The love between him and the beautiful Hindu poet and musician Rupmati is a popular theme in paintings of the period. They are usually depicted riding side by side in a moonlit landscape. The Persian inscription on the border reads ‘Baz Bahadur and Rupmati, the work of Faqirullah’. |
| Associated object | IS.8:2-1957 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.8-1957 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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