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Preparations for a Hunt

ca. 1680
Not on view
The painting depicts preparations for a royal hunt. A group of four nilgais, or blue bulls, are feeding in scrubland near a pond, while four imperial huntsmen dressed in green take shelter behind camouflage screens. In the far horizon, on the right, a distant hunting party approaches with elephants, horses, and flags. The reverse of the album page on which the painting was originally mounted had a European engraving depicting the story of Cain and Abel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Preparations for a Hunt
  • Date: ca. 1680
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
    W. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.235a
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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