Hunting with falcons in a landscape (recto)
1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1704
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a small, busy scene: men on horseback hunt with falcons in a dry, rocky valley. The tiny figures are painted with such care that you can almost hear the horses’ hooves and the birds’ wings. This was made for Emperor Akbar, who brought Persian artists to India to blend styles—notice how the soft rocks and sharp details sit side by side. To see more of this mix, look up *mughal india, court of akbar (reigned 1556–1605), indian art*.
