DETAILS
- Artist
- Basawan
- Date
- 1560
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
ART MOVEMENTS
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
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The full narration walks you through Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Basawan
Master painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar's atelier who brought Persian and Indian traditions together on the page.
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