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This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in: English, Arabic.

Name of Object:

Portrait of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur

Location:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Holding Museum:

The David Collection

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Date of Object:

Hegira c. 1000 / AD c. 1590

Museum Inventory Number:

Inv.no. 105/2007

Period / Dynasty:

Deccan Sultanates

Provenance:

India, Deccan, Bijapur

Description:

This impressive three-quarter-profile portrait of Ibrahim Adil Shah at about 19 years of age is a unique masterpiece in every way. Portraiture was only in its infancy in Mughal India at this point, and such a monumental depiction from the Deccan must undoubtedly be attributed to the direct influence of printed European models.

Citation of this web page:

 "Portrait of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;dn;Mus21;44;en

MWNF Working Number: DN 44

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