Husain Quli and Akbar
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
You see a crowded scene: soldiers, horses, and prisoners dressed in animal skins kneel before a king on a throne. The prisoners wear tiger and leopard skins as a sign of shame. This was a real event—Akbar, the Mughal emperor, rewarded his general for winning a battle in Gujarat. The artist Basawan planned the scene, but another painter, Mansur, added the animals. To see more work like this, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
