"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur) ca. 1590 The memoirs of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, were translated from the original Turki into Persian under the patronage of Babur’s grandson Akbar, who held a strong interest in the history and literary culture of his empire. In this scene, Babur stands as a visitor bows before him. Courtiers and attendants wear daggers in their sashes that provide a record of courtly fashions and accessories of the time. The fly whisk in the hand of an attendant, the carpet on which the figures stand, and the tent ove
"Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur) ca. 1590 The memoirs of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, were translated from the original Turki into Persian under the patronage of Babur’s grandson Akbar, who held a strong interest in the history and literary culture of his empire. In this scene, Babur stands as a visitor bows before him. Courtiers and attendants wear daggers in their sashes that provide a record of courtly fashions and accessories of the time. The fly whisk in the hand of an attendant, the carpet on which the figures stand, and the tent overhead also provide a glimpse into the opulent settings of royal "Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor", Folio from a Baburnama (The Book of Babur). ca. 1590. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Made in present-day Pakistan, probably Lahore. Codices
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