Drawing
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未知：馆方守口如瓶
维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
倫敦, 英国
归属已知。今日是否在展，馆方并未说明，而我们不敢妄加揣测。
- 此状态始于
- 2026年9月25日
- 出处
- 博物馆自己的馆藏数据
关于作品
The drawing of cranes in ink on paper may have been done by Mansur, one of the leading artists of the Mughal court in the early 17th century, during the reign of Jahangir (r. 1605-1627). The emperor's memoirs show him to have been keenly interested in all aspects of the natural world. He kept a pair of saras cranes for at least five years, studying them carefully and interspersing his account of the events of courtly life with details about the birds' nesting habits.
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An 18th century copy of a lost 17th century painting of cranes by Mansur is in the V&A (IM.122A-1921), and its composition is close to this drawing. In other cases, where copies and the original work have survived, the signatures or attributions on the originals have been included in the copy. Mansur was given the title "Nadir al-asr", or Wonder of the Age, by Jahangir, and was renowned for his studies of birds, animals and flowers. Minor corrections may be seen in the drawing. For one of the birds, an alternative leg has been drawn and partly erased.
维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- IM.42-1925
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- 维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆: the museum's own open data · 4天前获取
- 图片： 维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆 — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
