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Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)click to zoom
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Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)

Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50)
Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Dimensions
Page: 40 x 27.7 cm (15 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
Culture
India, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Classification
Painting
Dated
illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658
Pixels
2389 × 3400
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Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50). Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album), illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658. The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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