Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614) from the Sanskrit Mahabharata

1598

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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This painting shows two priests in a fire ritual. Orange flames rise between them. A man steps from the fire behind them. The scene comes from the *Mahabharata*, an ancient Indian story. The priests hope to create a warrior. The artist used bright colors and fine details to tell the tale. Look up Bilal Habshi (probably Ethiopian, active late 1500s) to see more art from this period.

Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614) from the Sanskrit Mahabharata

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