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Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah

c. 1730–40

Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah
The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0

Nainsukh

Material / technique
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Attribution / role
attributed to
Collection / source
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork notes

Artist-wide context

In the Pahari courts, close observation made royal life feel unusually personal and everyday.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Fine brush drawing and light or opaque colour offer different degrees of finish.

Marks and structure

Subtle posture and the space around a figure can carry the emotional event.

Palette and light

Pale clothing and architecture can sharpen small bright accents and landscape greens.

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