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Hamzanama — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

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Written by: Arda ArslanSpecialist · Miniature Painting
細密画 · Catalogue no. 1344
Basawan & Daswanth

Hamzanama

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c.1562–77. Gouache on cotton; the great epic commission of young Akbar.Historical contextThis work belongs to the history of Miniature Painting, a tradition traced on Matchless Pieces from its origins to the present.

Artist / MakerBasawan & Daswanth
About the Artist

fl. 1560–1600, Mughal IndiaLeading painters of Akbar’s atelier. The Hamzanama (c… Full biography →

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