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title: Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19712/chand-bibi-hawking-with-attendants-in-a-landscape/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-11-25
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# Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape

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## Image File

[![Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19712.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19712.jpg)

## Image Caption

A painting on a popular Deccan theme showing the legendary queen of Ahmadnagar, Chand Bibi. The queen famously defended her fortress against a Mughal army in the 16th century. The horse's lower body is red to signify blood, a symbol of bravery in combat.

Opaque watercolor, [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) on card-weight paper. C.1700 Metropolitan Museum of Art.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2024, November 25). Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19712/chand-bibi-hawking-with-attendants-in-a-landscape/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 25, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19712/chand-bibi-hawking-with-attendants-in-a-landscape/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Nov 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19712/chand-bibi-hawking-with-attendants-in-a-landscape/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453975) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453975). Submitted by [Sikeena Karmali Ahmed](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/sikeenakarmalia/ "User Page: Sikeena Karmali Ahmed"), published on 25 November 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.