Sujet
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fifth night: The wounded monkey bites the hand?., c1560. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fifth night: The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, c. 1560. This painting depicts a scene from the cautionary tale the mother parrot tells her young to warn them that interspecies friendships, like theirs with the fox cubs, are a bad idea. She tells them that there once was a monkey who could play chess, and he enjoyed many games with a prince. When the prince invited dignitaries for a party, the monkey made a bad joke, the prince slapped him, and the monkey bit him in return. At the left, food is prepared as the guests look on in astonishment. An inscription at the bottom of the page names the artist, who went on to become one of the most celebrated Indian masters at the Mughal court.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F96_454
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
70,3Mo (7,0Mo) / 33,8cm x 52,1cm / 3994 x 6150 (300dpi)