Harvard Art Museums > 2011.91: Courtier Refusing Wine from Indian Courtesans Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Courtier Refusing Wine from Indian Courtesans , 2011.91,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336995. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.91 Title Courtier Refusing Wine from Indian Courtesans Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1650-1700 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336995 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on cloth, under lacquer Dimensions 22.9 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3/4 in.) mount: 27.7 x 19.6 cm (10 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Sotheby's, London, 1 July 1969, lot 336], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection, California (1969-2011), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums Accession Year 2011 Object Number 2011.91 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 Three elegantly dressed figures occupy the foreground of this painting under lacquer: a beardless youth in a caracul hat and two women in diaphanous head scarves. The youth refuses the offer of red wine from the nearer woman, pushing against her shoulder with his outstretched left arm, while his right hand rests on the jeweled sheath of his dagger. The two women wear Indianizing garments with gold-ground sashes. Tiny figures in the background are cut off at the top, suggesting the painting has been cut down from its original size. Publication History Rudi Matthee, Angels Tapping at the Wine-Shop's Door: A History of Alcohol in the Islamic World, Oxford University Press (NY) (New York, 2023), fig. 8 Exhibition History Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
