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Mihrdukht aims her arrow at the ring by Basawan

Mihrdukht aims her arrow at the ring

Basawan · 1570

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Artist
Basawan
Date
1570
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture
Mughal Empire
ART MOVEMENTS
Mughal painting
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Basawan

Master painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar's atelier who brought Persian and Indian traditions together on the page.

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