Floor plan

Style galleriesMughal and Rajput painting

Mughal and Rajput painting

Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, c. 1780–90
A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, c. 1700
The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, by Lalu, c. 1560
A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735
Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4
A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
Great Indian Fruit Bat, by Bhawani Das, ca. 1777–82

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Jewel-bright painting from the Mughal court and the Rajput and Pahari kingdoms of India.

First room, north wall

  1. Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, c. 1780–90
    Krishna Lifting Mount GovardhanUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1780–90Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
    Holi Festival in a Walled Garden with CelebrantsUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1764Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, c. 1700
    Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” RamayanaUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1700Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, by Lalu, c. 1560
    The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth NightLalu, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735
    A Lady Playing the TanpuraUnrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1735Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4
    Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome XavierUnrecorded Indian maker, 1602–4Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
    European Banquet Scene (or The Marriage Feast at Cana?)Mughal, Mughal period, c. 1600Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Great Indian Fruit Bat, by Bhawani Das, ca. 1777–82
    Great Indian Fruit BatBhawani Das, ca. 1777–82Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso), by the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750–75 (verso)
    Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750–75 (verso)Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Krishna in the Form of Shri Nathji, ca. 1840
    Krishna in the Form of Shri NathjiUnrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1840Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 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, by Bihzad, c. 1560
    The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second NightBihzad, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha, by Nainsukh, ca. 1745–50
    Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and RadhaNainsukh, ca. 1745–50Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, north wall

  1. Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion, by Stipple Master, ca. 1712
    Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize StallionStipple Master, ca. 1712Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Mahadevi, the Great Goddess, ca. 1725
    Mahadevi, the Great GoddessUnrecorded Indian maker, ca. 1725Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1725–30
    Celebrations of Krishna's Birth, from a Bhagavata PuranaUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1725–30Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” Ramayana, c. 1700–25
    Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” RamayanaUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1700–25Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art