Akbar Offering Timur's Crown to Shah Jahan
Islamic
Mughal period (1526–1857), ca. 1650–1700
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
21.2 × 15.6 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
53563
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...