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Basawan

Basawan

1556⚠–1600
WA-00042179
Uttar Pradesh, India
Painting
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
1
Works in Collection
6
Assets Indexed
3
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0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (1)

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  • Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Basāwan, or Basāvan, was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style. He was known by his contemporaries as a skilled colorist and keen observer of human nature, and for his use of portraiture in the illustrations of Akbarnama, Mughal Emperor, Akbar's official Biography, which is seen as an innovation in Indian art.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 8d ago

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Artworks (1)

Artwork sources (2)

1 published of 2 catalogued · 2 with image
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    1 published1 img
  • + 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources
  • 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
    1555 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

Artsy artwork: Muhammad Husain Kashmiri, and Amir Khusraw Dihlavi, "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (1597–1598)
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The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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