1560
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a king on a tall throne, pointing as soldiers tie his wife to a camel. The camel kneels in the center, surrounded by men in turbans and rich robes. One man pleads with the king, hands pressed together. The painting comes from a book of stories told by a parrot to delay a wife’s betrayal. This scene shows a false accusation—revenge for a rejected advance. The bright colors and tiny details are typical of art made for Emperor Akbar’s court. To see more like this, look up court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605).
