Hamza's scout Kawsadi searches for his lost steed, but finds it being devoured by a lion.
1570
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1570
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Hamza's scout Kawsadi searches for his lost steed, but finds it being devoured by a lion. is a 1570 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A man kneels beside a dying horse. A lion rips into the animal’s flank, blood on its jaws. The man’s turban is bright red. The scene feels urgent, not peaceful. This comes from the *Hamzanama*, a huge book of tales made for Emperor Akbar. Each page had art like this. The painter worked in bright colors on cotton. Want to see more like it? Check the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting from the *Hamzanama*, commissioned by Mughal Emperor Akbar, depicts Kawsadi discovering his lost horse being devoured by a lion near the sleeping giant Zumrud Shah. Executed in gouache on cotton, the composition centers on the reclining giant, with the foreground showing the lion attacking the horse and the background featuring women drawing water from a well. The work, heavily damaged particularly around the lion’s head, consists of multiple adhered layers of paper and cotton. Originally part of a 16th-century manuscript produced over 15 years, the folio was acquired by the…
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