Ali Quli Khan
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ali Quli Khan is a 1592 paint by Kanha, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a scene of victory on the banks of a river. The painting depicts a specific event from the Akbarnama, a history book about the Mughal emperor Akbar. It was created by two artists working together, which is an interesting fact about this work. To learn more about the style and technique used in this painting, look into the work of artist: Kanha.
This painting, executed in opaque watercolor and gold on paper, forms the left half of a two-page composition, with the right half held under the reference IS.2:13-1896. It depicts Ali Quli Khan’s victory over the Afghans along the Gomti River, as recorded in the Akbarnama, the official chronicle of Emperor Akbar’s reign. The work was designed by the court artist Kanha and painted by Khiman Sangtarash, with a short caption in the top left corner providing textual context. The Akbarnama manuscript, written by Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 and illustrated by at least forty-nine artists,…
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Kanha painted delicate portraits of Mughal nobles and scenes from court life around 1590.
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