Akbar
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1592
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Akbar stands on a white terrace above a dusty building site. Workers in red and green swarm like ants below him. Akbar points toward the half-built city walls, his white robe bright against the earth. This page comes from the Akbarnama, the official book about his reign. The royal artists painted each page as the historian wrote the text. It’s held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
