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Lovers Embracing

c. 1630

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The story

The lovers share wine from one cup on a carpet too fine to walk on, which is why they are barefoot. The covered gold box holds paan to sweeten the breath.

Source, Cleveland Museum of Art

Object details

Title: Lovers Embracing
Artist: Mughal painter
Date: c. 1630
Culture: Not recorded
Medium: Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line: Image source clevelandart.org. License CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0).
Object number: EFA.0249
Original image: 2179 × 3000 px
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Cite this object

Mughal painter. Lovers Embracing. c. 1630. Cleveland Museum of Art. Image source clevelandart.org. License CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0). In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0249/