Indian and Himalayan Art Portrait of a Scholar Made in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asiaor made in Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Asia Mughal court, reign of Akbar, c. 1595 Artist/maker unknown, India or Pakistani Ink and light wash on paper Currently not on view 1959-94-30 Gift of Carl Zigrosser, 1959 |
LabelThis delicate drawing, probably intended as a finished work, is most likely a copy or adaptation of one of the European engravings given to Emperor Akbar. Not only has the Mughal artist used a translucent wash to add roundness to the figures and drapery, but he has also borrowed the idea, if not the exact process, of European one-point perspective in the receding architecture and table. Other motifs, such as the cat at the lower right, are lifted directly from European prototypes. |
