The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night
| Title | The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night |
|---|---|
| Artist | Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s) |
| Date | c. 1560 16th century |
| Medium | gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) Mughal India |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, c. 1560. Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 7.4 x 10.2 cm (2 15/16 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.83.b |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night” is a work by Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s), dated c. 1560. It is executed in gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
Explore the context
The artist
This work is attributed to Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The medium
Catalogued as painting. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to c. 1560. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Browse more public-domain art from Mughal India.
The collection
Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
Keep exploring
By the same hand
- The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night By the same artist
- The monk returns the magic parrot to its rightful owner, the merchant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night By the same artist
- The parrot brings a fruit from the Tree of Life to the king of Syria, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night By the same artist
- The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night By the same artist
- The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night By the same artist
- The old man eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but drops dead, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night By the same artist
- Lalu ArtistEverything by Lalu
Zoom out
- /browse Browse the whole archive
Download this image
Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
This work is in the public domain. You may download the image and use it for any purpose, personal or commercial, without permission or payment. No attribution is legally required, though a credit to The Cleveland Museum of Art is appreciated.
Prefer a themed set as a single ZIP with a manifest? See the image packs. The works remain public domain / CC0 whichever way you take them.
US vs EU note: in the United States a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain 2-D artwork carries no new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel), which is the basis of these open-access programmes. EU Directive 2019/790 Art. 14 similarly provides that reproductions of public-domain visual works are not protected. If reusing commercially in another jurisdiction, satisfy yourself of the local position. See the full licence note.