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.

ABOUT

Daswanth or Dasavant (b. 1560 - d. 1584) was a Mughal-era painter in the service of the emperor Akbar. == Life == While not much is known of his early life, it is known that he was Hindu, and the son of a palanquin-bearer. After Daswanth showed natural talent by painting and drawing on walls, the emperor learned of him, and he began to be taught by Khwāja 'Abd al-Samad, a Persian master painter. Abd al-Samad's work was fairly traditional and conservative. Daswanth is referen…

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NOTABLE WORKS

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) 1560 · Cleveland Museum of Art The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night 1560 · Cleveland Museum of Art The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night 1560 · Cleveland Museum of Art Umar Defeats a Dragon 1577 · MAK – Museum of Applied Arts

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