Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.253: Satirical Portrait of Four Ascetics Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Satirical Portrait of Four Ascetics (Unknown Artist) , 2009.202.253,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216540. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.253 People Unknown Artist Title Satirical Portrait of Four Ascetics Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1600 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Mughal Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216540 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray-black ink , watercolor and gold over traces of charcoal on off-white paper Dimensions 21.7 x 20.2 cm (8 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.202.253 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Four ascetics of various ages are gathered around a tree in this drawing. Two accomplished yogis occupy the center of the composition, a bearded man with lengthy toenails and fingernails in deep concentration, and a younger man with elegant drapery who delicately fingers his prayer beads. They are attended by younger disciples with shaved heads that may indicate recent vows of renunciation. The acolytes' swollen, breath-filled bellies suggest the practice of yoga. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Kim Masteller, From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from the Stuart Cary Welch Collection, exh. cat., Yale University Press (New Haven, 2004), pp.90-91, no. 22 Exhibition History Portraiture in Iran and India, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/09/1983 - 02/01/1984 From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from SCWelch, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/19/2005 - 06/02/2005 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
