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Rooster
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About this work
This bird, with its fierce expression, sharp beak, and spurred feet, may have been a champion in the cockfighting ring. The Mughal emperor Jahangir requested that his royal court artists paint portraits of remarkable birds and animals with as much realism as possible. He felt that such paintings enhanced feelings of amazement beyond hearing or reading an account.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineRooster, c. 1620. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 18.3 x 12.1 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.); overall: 37.3 x 25.4 cm (14 11/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert F. Leisy, 1944.501
