Princes of the House of Timur
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| Location | British Museum, London |
Princes of the House of Timur is a painting located in the British Museum.[1][2]
History
[edit]The painting is generally dated to the reign of Humayun.[3] In this view, upon his accession in 1605, Jahangir had the painting converted into a group portrait of the Timurid dynasty. He also had himself, his father and predecessor Akbar, and his two eldest sons Khusrau and Parviz, added to the painting. Upon succeeding to the throne in 1628, Shah Jahan had himself and his heir Dara Shikoh added.[4]
Percy Brown ascribes the painting to the reign of Akbar (r. 1556-1605). He posits that Akbar and Humayun must have been the painting's original subjects, with the other figures added later, during the reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan.[5]
Description
[edit]The painting is damaged, with parts of it having been cut away and lost.[5] In the center of the painting is a pavilion, with slender crimson pillars. Humayun is seated in the pavilion. Opposite him, Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan are seated. The figures seated to the right of the pavilion are Abu Bakr Mirza, Baysunghur, and Shahrukh Mirza.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Canby, Sheila R. (1994). Humayun's Garden Party: Princes of the House of Timur and Early Mughal Painting. Marg Publications. ISBN 978-81-85026-27-5.
- ^ "painting". British Museum.
- ^ Parodi, Laura E.; Verri, Giovanni (2016). ""Infrared Reflectography of the Mughal Painting Princes of the House of Timur (British Museum, 1913,0208,0.1)"". Journal of Islamic Manuscripts (7).
- ^ Crill, Rosemary; Jariwala, Kapil (2010). The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860. Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-89995-37-9.
- ^ a b c Brown, Percy (1913). Indian Painting Under The Mughals. pp. 148–150.
- ^ Binyon, Laurence; Arnold, T. W. (1919). "A Painting of Emperors and Princes of the House of Timur". The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs. 35 (197): 55–56. ISSN 0951-0788.