Hamza receives an envoy of Qitanush Shah
1570
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1570
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Hamza receives an envoy of Qitanush Shah is a 1570 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in a red turban sitting on a green cushion. He faces three men in long robes who bow with their hands raised. It’s from the Hamzanama, a huge set of stories Akbar ordered. Artists turned these tales into 1400 colorful pictures. The colors stay bright after 450 years. Look for the rest of the Hamzanama at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a scene from the *Hamzanama*, a Mughal manuscript commissioned by Emperor Akbar in the mid-16th century. It shows two horses in the foreground with a mountainous backdrop, where figures in European-style clothing, including slashed doublets and lace ruffs, are visible. A royal figure is suggested by a parasol held over a horse at the upper right, though all faces in the composition have been erased. The work is part of a larger series of illustrations, most of which are now lost.
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