Leaf From The Muraqqa Gulshan: A Buffalo Fighting A Lioness (recto) Calligraphy (verso) — Farrukh Chela

Leaf from the Muraqqa Gulshan: A Buffalo Fighting a Lioness (recto) Calligraphy (verso)

A dramatic buffalo fighting a lioness captured in the exquisite Persian-influenced Mughal style by Farrukh Chela, offering a rare glimpse into 16th-century Indian courtly art for your private collection.


farrukh chela (1604)

Discover Farrukh Chela, a renowned Mughal miniature painter (1604). Explore his distinctive style & iconic works from Akbar's court. A significant figure in Indian art history.

Национална галерија (Казах Сити, САД)

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This painting shows the importance of Persian taste in the court of India’s Mughal dynasty. Details like the rocky hills in the background and the delicate flowering branches are strongly Persian in style. So too is the subject. The ensemble of youth, old man, a book of verse and a flowering tree commonly evoke in Persian art and poetry both artistic sensibility and the brevity of life. The idealized, rather than individualized figures also indicate Persian influence.