Portrait of a kneeling holy man, from the Prince Salim Album

Mir Sayyid Ali, c. 1556–60; border c. 1602

Artist

Mir Sayyid Ali (Persian, active in Iran 1540s–50, active in India 1555–1580)

Date

c. 1556–60; border c. 1602

Culture or place

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Medium

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with cream borders decorated with gold flowers and geometric motifs

Size

Painting: 12 x 7.1 cm (4 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.); Overall: 23.3 x 14.9 cm (9 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Type

Painting

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Licence

CC0: free to use, no permission needed