Untitled
1650
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1650
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows a woman kneeling as a soldier raises a sword behind her. Two angels wait in the sky with golden halos. The scene glows with soft colors and delicate gold details. The artist copied this from a European engraving. Mughal artists often remade foreign pictures for their emperors. Here, the style mixes Asian gold work with Western shading. Check out the original engraving by Hieronymus Wierix.
