A European Couple (c. 1610–27): Art, History and Details

A European Couple (c. 1610–27) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Ali Riza, the "Bodleian Painter" (Indian).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This painting of a European couple seems to be based on close observation and a desire to record the appearance of foreigners. The artist has accurately depicted the 17th-century European clothing in great detail, particularly in the collar ruffs, linen cuffs, and ornate jewelry worn by both figures.

Object facts

• Title: A European Couple
• Date: c. 1610–27
• Creator attribution: Ali Riza, the "Bodleian Painter" (Indian)
• Culture: India, Bijapur, Deccan
• Type: Painting
• Technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper
• Collection: Indian Art
• Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
• Accession number: 2013.285

Collection credit

Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

Further reading listed by the museum

• Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.

View the collection record

See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.