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Basawan
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thumb|A Court Scene from Sadi's Gulistan (Rose Garden), 1596 Basāwan, or Basāvan (flourished 1580–1600), was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style. He was known by his contemporaries as a skilled colorist and keen observer of human nature, and for his use of portraiture in the illustrations of Akbarnama, Mughal Emperor, Akbar's official Biography, which is seen as an innovation in Indian art.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Dynamics of irrigation development
- Economic appraisal of irrigation projects in India
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Uttar Pradesh
- Child
- Manohar Das
- Occupation
- illuminator
- Position held
- court painter
- Genre
- portrait
- Image
- Basawan. Akbar Taming Mad Elephant Hawai. Composition by Basawan, coloring by Chitra. (left part) Akbarnama, ca. 1590, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.jpg
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- Commons category
- Basawan
- date of birth
- 1560-00-00
- date of death
- 1600-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Basawan
- has works in the collection
- Indian Museum
- start of work period
- 1560-00-00
- end of work period
- 1600-00-00
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Article · Español
Basawan (también Basavan, Basavana, Baswan) fue un pintor mogol indio activo en la segunda mitad del siglo XVI.
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