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| Keywords: Portrait of Abu'l Hasan,.jpg This portrait depicts Abu\'l Hasan the last sultan of the Qutb-Shahi dynasty of Golconda a kingdom in the Deccan central southern India that was much celebrated for its refusal to bow to the Mughal emperors The sultan is shown with a radiant gold nimbus a convention of Deccani portraits of rulers The Mughals finally conquered Golconda after a long siege and Abu\'l Hasan spent the last 17 years of his life in confinement It is likely that this portrait was created after his death; it clearly celebrates him as a great ruler rather than as a defeated captive This painting has lost the decorative margin papers that once framed it leaving the blank edges of the page visible late 17th-early 18th century Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Overall 11 3/4 x 7 5/8 in 29 8 x 19 4 cm Brooklyn Museum object history credit line Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation Inc accession number 86 227 50 http //www brooklynmuseum org/opencollection/objects/124863/Portrait_of_Abul_Hasan_the_Last_Sultan_of_Golconda/set/f6607578453e6ad0c407265b3ac89cfa referring-q Portrait+of+Abu 27l+Hasan 2C+the+Last+Sultan+of+Golconda http //www brooklynmuseum org/opencollection/labs/splitsecond/painting php id 132 PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Abul Hasan Qutb Shah Halo religious iconography 17th-century paintings from India in the Brooklyn Museum 17th-century Mughal miniatures Watercolor paintings of men of India Golconda monarchs | ||||
