Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar

Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar

Stipple Master (attributed)

Colors in this work

Details

Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 × 7 5/16 in. (24.1 × 18.6 cm) Sheet: 18 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (47.9 × 37.8 cm)
Department
Asian Art
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Friends of Asian Art, Purchase, Mrs. Vincent Astor Gift, 1998

Art Genome Taxonomy

12 tags

Subject Matter

  • Royalty and Aristocracy Metadata · 97%

    The title identifies Maharana Amar Singh II and the ladies of the zenana, establishing a royal or aristocratic subject.

  • Animals Both · 99%

    The catalog lists birds, peacocks, and dogs among the subjects, and the image visibly depicts several birds, multiple peacocks, and two dogs.

  • Human Figure Both · 99%

    The catalog lists men and women, while the image visibly contains a central male figure and numerous female figures.

  • Flora Both · 99%

    The catalog identifies gardens as a subject, and the image is visibly filled with cultivated plants, flowering shrubs, palms, and other vegetation.

Visual Qualities

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 98%

    Fine outlines and repeated small-scale details articulate clothing, jewelry, foliage, masonry, latticework, feathers, and patterned surfaces throughout the image.

  • Patterns Visual · 97%

    Repeated decorative motifs appear in textiles, architectural surfaces, lattice screens, plant containers, and garden arrangements.

  • Earth Tones Visual · 96%

    The composition is dominated by ochre, tan, muted green, and brown tones, with accents of red, blue, and white.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as a painting and identifies its medium as opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper.

  • Watercolor Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies opaque watercolor as part of the medium.

  • Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

    The work is made on paper, as specified in the catalog medium.

Time Periods

  • 18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work ca. 1707–8, placing it in the eighteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Indian Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies India (Udaipur, Rajasthan) as the place of origin.

Source & rights

Stipple Master. Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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