# India

Time and place · hang 749 · 40 works

Works made in India, from every century in the collection.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## Section 1, north wall

1. [Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/princess-and-attendant-in-trompe-l-oeil-window-cma-132821), Aqil Khan, c. 1765. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/princess-and-attendant-in-trompe-l-oeil-window-cma-132821?hang=749)
2. [I'timad-ud-Daula's Tomb at Agra](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/i-timad-ud-daula-s-tomb-at-agra-aic-210482), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1820. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/i-timad-ud-daula-s-tomb-at-agra-aic-210482?hang=749)
3. ["A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-muslim-pilgrim-learns-a-lesson-in-piety-from-a-brahman-fol-met-446563), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/a-muslim-pilgrim-learns-a-lesson-in-piety-from-a-brahman-fol-met-446563?hang=749)
4. [Mahadevi, the Great Goddess](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/mahadevi-the-great-goddess-met-38039), Unrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1725. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/mahadevi-the-great-goddess-met-38039?hang=749)

## Section 1, south wall

5. ["Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/alexander-visits-the-sage-plato-in-his-mountain-cave-folio-f-met-446564), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/alexander-visits-the-sage-plato-in-his-mountain-cave-folio-f-met-446564?hang=749)
6. ["Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/shah-jahan-on-a-terrace-holding-a-pendant-set-with-his-portr-met-451270), Chitarman, recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/shah-jahan-on-a-terrace-holding-a-pendant-set-with-his-portr-met-451270?hang=749)
7. [The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-tale-of-the-three-men-trapped-in-a-cave-by-a-rolling-bou-cma-137604), Bihzad, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/the-tale-of-the-three-men-trapped-in-a-cave-by-a-rolling-bou-cma-137604?hang=749)
8. [The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-young-emperor-akbar-arrests-the-insolent-shah-abu-l-maal-aic-76816), Basawan, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/the-young-emperor-akbar-arrests-the-insolent-shah-abu-l-maal-aic-76816?hang=749)

## Section 2, south wall

9. [Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/maharana-sangram-singh-riding-a-prize-stallion-met-72589), Stipple Master, ca. 1712. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/maharana-sangram-singh-riding-a-prize-stallion-met-72589?hang=749)
10. [Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/raja-balwant-singh-s-vision-of-krishna-and-radha-met-38009), Nainsukh, ca. 1745–50. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/raja-balwant-singh-s-vision-of-krishna-and-radha-met-38009?hang=749)
11. [Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/celebrations-of-krishna-s-birth-from-a-bhagavata-purana-cma-154260), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1725–30. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/celebrations-of-krishna-s-birth-from-a-bhagavata-purana-cma-154260?hang=749)
12. [Green Parrot](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/green-parrot-cma-146878), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1820. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/green-parrot-cma-146878?hang=749)

## Section 2, north wall

13. [Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/head-of-krishna-cartoon-for-a-mural-of-the-raslila-met-37877), Sahib Ram, ca. 1800. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/head-of-krishna-cartoon-for-a-mural-of-the-raslila-met-37877?hang=749)
14. [The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-magician-disguised-as-a-brahman-returns-to-claim-his-dau-cma-137648), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/the-magician-disguised-as-a-brahman-returns-to-claim-his-dau-cma-137648?hang=749)
15. [Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/battle-between-monkeys-and-demons-from-the-shangri-ramayana-cma-677526), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1700. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/battle-between-monkeys-and-demons-from-the-shangri-ramayana-cma-677526?hang=749)
16. [A Lady Playing the Tanpura](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-lady-playing-the-tanpura-met-38038), Unrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1735. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india/a-lady-playing-the-tanpura-met-38038?hang=749)

## Doors

- [More by unrecorded makers of India](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/unrecorded-india?hang=749&via=continue) (21 works)
- [More Mughal and Rajput painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/mughal-and-rajput-painting?hang=749&via=continue) (40 works)
- [India, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/india?hang=749&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzQ5LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoiM3M2YkVQU1cifQ)