The Greedy Dog

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Artist: Farrukh Chela
Date: Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), late 16th century
Medium: Opaque watercolor and shell gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 19.8 × 12.1 cm (7 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Outermost Border: 21.8 × 13.8 cm (8 9/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Paper: 33.4 × 20.8 cm (13 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Origin: India
Holding institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Palette: Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #C4A375 · 54%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #BA9553 · 10%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D9B88E · 8%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #967A52 · 8%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #796346 · 8%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A6875D · 5%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #F8E8CB · 3%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #4F422E · 2%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #DEC5A2 · <1%

Marine Tempera · Blue family · #47556B · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AD9E8B · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #A39B91 · <1%

Willow Ash · Green family · #819070 · <1%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A49C79 · <1%

Laurel Cloth · Green family · #5F6753 · <1%

Pumpkin Tempera · Orange family · #BE7435 · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #5D6D6A · <1%

Dusty Ballet Silk · Pink family · #AF9491 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

11 tags

Animals Both · 99%

A dog is the dominant figure in the painted scene, and the canonical subject field identifies the work as depicting animals.
Narrative Both · 92%

The title The Greedy Dog and the depicted interaction between the dog, the meat, and its reflection establish a recognizable narrative episode.
Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 98%

The lower half contains rocky terrain, vegetation, a stream, a bridge, and extensive built structures arranged as an outdoor setting.
Reflections Visual · 98%

An inverted dog-like image is clearly visible in the stream below the standing dog.
Text Visual · 99%

Several organized lines of dark handwritten or calligraphic script occupy the upper portion of the framed page.

Manuscript Visual · 97%

The object is visibly organized as a decorated folio or manuscript page containing text, painted imagery, and ornamental borders.
Drawing Metadata · 99%

The classification is Drawing and Watercolor, and the medium is recorded as opaque watercolor and shell gold on paper.
Watercolor Metadata · 99%

The work is cataloged as opaque watercolor on paper.

16th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The canonical date is Mughal dynasty, late sixteenth century, corresponding to the sixteenth-century art period.

Islamic Art and Architecture Metadata · 92%

The canonical style field identifies the work as Islamic culture or style.

Attributed to Farrukh Chela. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/76881

Original image ↗ 1,889 × 3,000 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed