Akbar and Abdu'r Rahim
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Akbar and Abdu'r Rahim is a 1592 paint by Anant, a Mughal Painting work, depicting Made for Prince Salim, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows Akbar the great seated on a cushioned throne. A small boy in a white robe stands before him, helped up by another man. Behind them, a crowd of officials and guards fill the room. It comes from the Akbarnama, a history book made for Akbar. The boy is four-year-old Abdur Rahim, whose father was killed years earlier. The scene proves Akbar kept power, even after losing his top general. Look for more art made for Indian rulers at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting, created in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicts Akbar receiving the four-year-old Abdu'r Rahim at court, following the assassination of his father Bairam Khan in 1561. The child is assisted onto the dais by a man tentatively identified as Ataga Khan, while a cheetah is led by another figure in the foreground. This illustration is part of the *Akbarnama*, the official chronicle of Akbar’s reign, written by Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and illustrated by at least forty-nine artists from the Mughal studio between circa 1592 and 1594. The manuscript remained in the…
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Anant made delicate Mughal drawings that bring old Persian tales to life. The king in *The king forgives his hungry chamberlain* sits draped in gold while Akbar and Abdu'r Rahim stand in a garden scene, their robes…
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