Farhad Kills Himself After Hearing the False News of Shirin’s Death

Amar Das Bhatti · c. 1810

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Taupe
27% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1

Olive
24% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

Oyster
23% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.7:1

Honey
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1

Sunflower
9% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.8:1

Blue-grey
3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.4:1

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Artist: Amar Das Bhatti
Indian, active 1800s
Date: c. 1810
Type: Painting
Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Size: Miniature: 28.6 x 17.8 cm (11 1/4 x 7 in.)
Place: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Rajput Kingdom of Jodhpur
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 60, colourfulness 29

Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Cleveland Museum of Art marks it public domain (share_license_status = CC0). Europe: Made by Amar Das Bhatti (death year unrecorded), made by 1815: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (share_license_status is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Farhad Kills Himself After Hearing the False News of Shirin’s Death

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