File:Portrait of Raja Amur Singh of Patiala.jpg
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Portrait of Raja Amur Singh of Patiala
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Title |
Portrait of Raja Amur Singh of Patiala |
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Description |
This portrait of the ruler Amur Singh of Patiala, an important Sikh kingdom, shows the king seated on a terrace on a luxurious carpet with a large bolster behind him. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the Punjab region of northern India, previously led by Hindu rulers, was overtaken by rulers who belonged to the Sikh religion. These new leaders borrowed select elements of courtly culture from their predecessors, and they hired many of the same artist families to make portraits for them (other subjects largely fell out of favor). Amur Singh’s turban is taller than those of Hindu rulers of the time, because it needs to accommodate his long hair: Sikh men are not supposed to cut their hair, and they wear it bundled on top of their head, wrapped in a turban. |
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Date |
circa 1830 date QS:P571,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 10 11/16 x 7 9/16 in. (27.1 x 19.2 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Accession number |
1991.180.7 |
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Credit line | Gift of Emily Manheim Goldman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/labs/splitsecond/painting.php?id=157 |
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This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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Horizontal resolution | 2,400 dpi |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 09:58, 30 June 2009 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |