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Zulaykha in Deep Thought, illustration from a Manuscript of the Story of Yusuf and Zulaikha

Zulaykha in Deep Thought, illustration from a Manuscript of the Story of Yusuf and Zulaikha

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Artist
Unknown (Indian)
Title
Zulaykha in Deep Thought, illustration from a Manuscript of the Story of Yusuf and Zulaikha
Date
ca. 1610
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. Image
Credit
Gift of Jane Werner Watson
Accession No.
1972.46
Geography
India

Related

Ca. 1970-71, lent by Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA) to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 13 November 1972, gifted to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. Watson & Jane Werner Watson." Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1971. no. 18
  • Vajracharya, Gautam V. "Watson Collection of Indian Miniatures at the Elvehjem Museum of Art." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. no. 16; pl. 3
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Two Faces of South Asian Art: Textiles and Paintings." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1984. no. 2.89

  • Courtship in Indian Miniatures from the Watson Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/10/2001–1/6/2002
  • Indian Miniature Paintings from the Watson Collection: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, 11/29/1996–1/19/1997
  • Two Faces of South Asian Art: Textiles and Painting: , 2/4/1984–3/18/1984
  • Title uknown [Indian miniature paintings]: University of Minnesota, 10/15/1976–12/3/1976
  • Indian Miniature Painting: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 9/8/1975–9/26/1975
  • Title unknown [50 Indian miniature paintings]: University of Wisconsin-Stout, 10/15/1974–11/1/1974
  • New Acquisitions from the Far East: Elvehjem Art Center, 11/5/1973–1/6/1974
  • Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. and James Werner Watson: Elvehjem Art Center, 10/29/1971–1/2/1972

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