Akbar Mounting his Horse; page from the Chester Beatty Akbar Nama (History of Akbar)
Medium
Gum tempera and ink on paper; Nim qalam drawing
Dimensions
43.2 × 28.2 cm · image: 23 × 12.4 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1939.65
Tags
male
About this artwork
In nim qalam drawings, literally "half pen" in Persian, most of the composition is done with monochrome washes, with only a few areas brightly colored or embellished with gold.