Harvard Art Museums > 1936.24: Gathering of Sages by a Stream Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Gathering of Sages by a Stream , 1936.24,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216881. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.24 Title Gathering of Sages by a Stream Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1610-1615 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216881 Location Location Level 2, Room 2590, South Asian Art, South Asia in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Sarah C. Sears Collection Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.24 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Seated outside a hermitage formed from a rocky outcrop, are six figures who appear to be holding a discussion. The first sits on tiger skin and at the base of the rock, divided from the rest of the group by a small stream. He wears a blue tunic, red pants, and a distinct yellow hat with its four corners flared and curved upward. His left hand is placed over his chest. He faces a gesturing figure across the stream who kneels on a small rock. This second figure wears a brown robe and a green bell-shaped cap. At the bottom of the painting are three figures. On the left is a kneeling figure wearing a blue robe, red shawl, and a white turban. He faces two figures seated on a floral carpet. The one closest to him wears a pink robe with a fur-trimmed collar and rests against a large, red, cylindrical pillow. He looks down to a book in front of him. The second figure, who is kneeling points to this book while holding another in his left hand. He wears an orange robe with a green shawl. The final figure kneels on a rock next to the stream on the right. He has a book on his lap and wears a green robe, black shawl, and a blue bell-shaped cap. Publication History Ayesha Jalal, Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 2008), book cover Exhibition History Divinely Inspired: Images of Mystics and Mendicants, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/16/1999 - 03/29/1999 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/15/2024 - 10/01/2024 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
