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Attributed to Manohar
Two Youths Engaged in a Discussioncirca 1600

Not on view
Painting in a Mughal-European hybrid style showing two robed and semi-nude figures seated on a floral carpet surrounded by books and objects, with two dogs and a reclining figure below

Attributed to Manohar, Two Youths Engaged in a Discussion, circa 1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Attributed to Manohar
active 1582-circa 1624
Title
Two Youths Engaged in a Discussion
Place Made
India, Mughal empire
Date Made
circa 1600
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Dimensions
3 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (9.84 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.81.8.4
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
  • Heeramaneck, Alice N. Masterpieces of Indian Painting : From the Former Collections of Nasli M. Heeramaneck. New York: A.N. Heeramaneck, 1984.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Meister, M. W. "The Arts of India and Nepal." Oriental Art 14 (2): 109 (1968).