Biography
Basawan (1560–1600) — Late 16th-century Mughal Indian artist.
Basawan worked as painter, illuminator and miniaturist and is associated with India. Their documented life spans the years 1560 to 1600, born in Uttar Pradesh.
| Disciplines | painter, illuminator, miniaturist |
|---|---|
| Born | 1560, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 1600 |
| Nationality | India |
Works
- A feast for Babur hosted by his half-brother Jahangir Mirza in Ghazni in May 1505, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)
- Mihrdukht aims her arrow at the ring
- Majnun and the emaciated horse
- The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, page from a manuscript of the Akbarnama
- A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album
- Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command
- 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
- The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
- Akbar's adventures with the elephant Hawa'i (V&A IS.2:22-1896)
- Akbar visits the tomb of Khwajah Mu'in ad-Din Chishti at Ajmer
- Basawan. Woman Worshiping the Sun Page from the Gulshan Album. 1590-95 Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
- The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
- Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank
- The Virgin and Child
- The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night
- Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
