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DHANRAJ (ACTIVE LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY)
Sultan Husayn Mirza rests after a hunt
c. 1605 - 1605RCIN 1005032.f
Illustration from a manuscript of the Khamsa of Nava’i.
This Mughal painting was apparently added to the manuscript as an homage to Sultan Husayn, for whom the manuscript was made, as well as both its calligrapher and author who also feature in the scene. The calligrapher Sultan Ali Mashhadi stands barefoot before the throne and presents Sultan Husayn with an open manuscript. Nava’i stands first in a line of courtiers wearing a gold robe of honour to mark his status as Sultan Husayn’s vizier.
This Mughal painting was apparently added to the manuscript as an homage to Sultan Husayn, for whom the manuscript was made, as well as both its calligrapher and author who also feature in the scene. The calligrapher Sultan Ali Mashhadi stands barefoot before the throne and presents Sultan Husayn with an open manuscript. Nava’i stands first in a line of courtiers wearing a gold robe of honour to mark his status as Sultan Husayn’s vizier.
