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Elephant Hunt, Mughal, late 16th century (Cambridge, Fogg Museum of Art)

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T23:33:22Z
dc.date.available2019-12-05T23:33:22Z
dc.identifierANUA 682-2903
dc.identifier.otherIIP-661
dc.identifier.other4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/187854
dc.descriptionMughal art developed its chief characteristics during the reign of Akbar the Great (1556-1605). Akbar had studied under Persian masters while a boy in Kabul, and had learned to appreciate the linear delicacy and refined harmonies of Persian art. But the style which he encouraged in his court was less formal and decorative and more dynamic and expressive, like Akbar himself. The two paintings by Mir 'ali had a static quality, for all the crowded composition and naturalistic detail. Ugly or disturbing details were glossed over, and although activities were portrayed, the sense of action or emotion was lacking. Mughal paintings were done on a larger scale, often in brighter colours, with every line and tone expressing vigor and activity. In the scene of an elephant hunt, the water foams and eddies, the elephants gesticulate with their trunks, and even the rocks along the stream seem to writhe and pulsate with life. The vital intensity and the rougher brushwork derived from the indigenous tradition.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.subjectAkbar-Namas
dc.subjectpaintings
dc.subjectminiatures
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleElephant Hunt, Mughal, late 16th century (Cambridge, Fogg Museum of Art)
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dc.date.updated2019-12-05T23:33:22Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
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