Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)
c. 1590
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1590. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.77 A well-trained war elephant can pull an opponent off his horse with its trunk.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); Overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.77
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation), <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 15, 1998-February 17, 1999)., <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 12-August 22, 2002)., <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13-February 18, 2004)., <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 18, 2004-May 23, 2005).
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