Keywords: Humayun Receives the Head of Qaracha Khan.jpg en Indian and Himalayan Art Humayun Receives the Head of Qaracha Khan Page from the dispersed manuscript of the first Akbarnama Narrative of the Emperor Akbar by Abu'l Fazl Made in Lahore Punjab Province Pakistan Asia c 1590 Ascribed to Burah Indian active 1580 - 1590 Faces ascribed to Miskin India active 1582 - 1596 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper 14 1/2 x 10 1/16 inches 36 8 x 25 6 cm Currently not on view 1947-49-1 Purchased with the George W B Taylor Fund 1947 Label This page from the first of several illustrated copies of the Akbarnama commissioned by the Emperor Akbar reveals how artists in the imperial Mughal workshop blended indigenous Indian and Persian painting traditions Indian features include the use of bold colors dramatic poses and substantial bodies Persian characteristics include the modulated colors fleshlike rocks forward-tilting picture plane and faces in smooth three-quarter profile Rather than being placed as a caption at the top or back of the page as in works done for Hindu patrons of the time the rectangle of text is placed in the middle of the composition following Persian tradition 1590 http //www philamuseum org/collections/permanent/50344 html mulR 15645 2 Ascribed to Burah Indian active 1580 - 1590 Faces ascribed to Miskin India active 1582 - 1596 PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Akbarnama |