Humayan's forces pursuing the armies of Mirza Kamran, from an Akbarnama, ca. 1595-1600 (Private Collection)

Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2019-12-052019-12-05IIP-6457http://hdl.handle.net/1885/187846Taken from an Akbarnama, or History of Akbar, the scene depicts an episode in the life of Humayan, father of Akbar. Splendidly arrayed warriors and animals jostle one another in the foreground and middle ground. In the left background are the walls and towers of a city, painted in softened tones to indicate distance. The painting has an airy, spacious quality typical of Mughal miniatures.35mmslideb&wsepiaen-AUAkbar-Namaspaintingsminiaturesslide setHumayan's forces pursuing the armies of Mirza Kamran, from an Akbarnama, ca. 1595-1600 (Private Collection)2019-12-05This item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.