Battle of Sarnal in Gujarat
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Battle of Sarnal in Gujarat is a 1592 paint by La'l, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a battle scene with horses and troops in an arid landscape. This work is part of a larger story, the Akbarnama, which tells the history of the Mughal emperor Akbar. It's interesting because it depicts a real event from 1572. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this painting, look into the technique of sfumato.
This right-hand page is part of a double-page illustration from the Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar’s reign. It depicts the 1572 Battle of Sarnal in Gujarat, with Akbar at the center on an armored horse, surrounded by his troops in a barren landscape marked by low hills and cactus bushes. The composition was designed by the chief artist La’l and executed by Babu Naqqash, as indicated by the Persian inscriptions. The manuscript, written by Abu’l Fazl between 1590 and 1596, was illustrated by at least 49 artists and later passed through the libraries of Jahangir and Shah Jahan before…
Read the full account in the museum source.
Lal (La'l) sometimes called Lal wa Sarjangal is a town and the administrative center of Lal wa Sarjangal District, Ghor province in central Afghanistan.
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