The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Basawan
Indian1560–1600
About
Basāwan, or Basāvan, was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style. He was known by his contemporaries as a skilled colorist and keen observer of human nature, and for his use of portraiture in the illustrations of Akbarnama, Mughal Emperor, Akbar's official Biography, which is seen as an innovation in Indian art.
Notable works
The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank
at Cleveland Museum of Art
A Mughal and a Rajput Converse at Dusk
at Harvard Art Museums
Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command
at Harvard Art Museums
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Works in the collection
9 works
The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank
at Cleveland Museum of Art
A Mughal and a Rajput Converse at Dusk
at Harvard Art Museums
Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command
at Harvard Art Museums
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
at Cleveland Museum of Art
More by Basawan in institutions
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
