Jain Narrative Relief Panel
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The artist of these full-length portraits based the elaborate backdrops, and details such as the poses and the animals, on British royal portrait prints (see illustration) that decorated colonial homes. The pictorial link between the Van Cortlandt brothers, who were born into one of the city’s wealthiest Dutch families, and British nobility suggested their great promise. Although information about John, who died in his twenties, is scarce, Pierre inherited vast properties north of Manhattan and became an ardent patriot during the Revolutionary War.
Caption
Jain Narrative Relief Panel, mid 2nd century B.C.E.–1st century C.E.. Sandstone, 7 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (18.4 x 61.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon, 87.188.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.188.5_bw.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Jain Narrative Relief Panel
Date
mid 2nd century B.C.E.–1st century C.E.
Period
Pre-Kushan Period
Geography
Place made: Mathura, India
Medium
Sandstone
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (18.4 x 61.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Georgia and Michael de Havenon
Accession Number
87.188.5
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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