Palace Scene
Date16th century
Maker
Persian
Label TextAn assault of riotous color, landscapes and monuments barely contained within their frames, and a host of characters spring from the pages of these two paintings. The palace scene focuses on people in various chambers of a richly decorated interior, and the battle scene, from the chronicle of the Emperor Akbar’s rule (the border is from a slightly later manuscript), layers soldiers, horses and elephants in a field beyond the walls of a nearby city. Both scenes are common for their time, making it impossible to specifically name the characters or places depicted, but each represents a golden age in Islamic figural painting.
Object number47.97
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 7/16 x 4 15/16 in. (23.9 x 12.5 cm)
MediumOpaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Persian
late 15th - 16th century
Object number: 47.95
Indian
late 16th century
Object number: 45.69
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