Umar Defeats a Dragon — Daswanth

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Artist: Daswanth
Date: 1577
Location: MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Culture: Mughal Empire

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Daswanth

1500–1584

Son of a palanquin-bearer who became one of Mughal Emperor Akbar's top three painters before his tragic death at 24.

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