The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the fifth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
1560
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1560
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A king sits on a golden throne while a woman in red pleads her case. Two guards drag a young prince in white toward the edge of the scene. Bright colors fill the page—deep reds, blues, and greens. This painting comes from a book of parrot tales told over fifty-two nights. The prince is being punished unfairly, and this is the fifth time he’s been sentenced to die. The artist worked for Emperor Akbar, who loved stories and art. To see more paintings like this, look up Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605).
