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Indian and Himalayan Art Portrait of a Scholar Made in India Mughal court, reign of Akbar, c. 1595 Artist/maker unknown, India or Pakistan, imperial Mughal workshop Ink and light wash on paper 9 1/8 x 6 3/16 inches (23.2 x 15.7 cm) Currently not on view 1959-94-30 Gift of Carl Zigrosser, 1959 |
Gallery 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. |
