Artist

Miskina

An Ambassador before Humayun
Adham Khan
Akbar and Hamid Bakari
Untitled

Mughal Empire

Miskina is a Mughal Empire Mughal Painting artist. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Miskin (c. 1560 - c. 1604), also known as Miskina, was a Mughal painter in the court of Akbar I. The name 'Miskin' itself is a pen name. Miskin is recorded by the historian and grand vizier of Akbar, Abu'l-Fazl, in a record containing a list of prominent Mughal painters. Further, he is regarded as an extremely skilled painter of animals.

Works by Miskina

Collections represented

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