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News: A Mughal painting of a cheetah family, created by Basawan around 1575 under Akbar, sold for nearly ₹120 crore in London.
About Basawan
- Basavan was an renowned Mughal painter.
- He flourished during 16th century. He was a leading painters in Emperor Akbar’s court.
- Painting style: His work is largely associated with innovation and expressive figures.
- He was highly regarded for his skill as a designer, colourist, and observer of human nature.
- His work appears in numerous significant manuscripts, including the Akbar-nāmeh, the Razm-nāmeh (a Persian version of the Mahabharata), and the Tīmūr-nāmeh (a chronicle of the Mughal ancestor Timur).
- Famous work: One of his most celebrated work is “A Family of Cheetahs in a Rocky Landscape” which is a Mughal painting created around 1575–80 during Emperor Akbar’s reign.
- It was painted on cloth and depicts a family of cheetahs in their natural surroundings, reflecting the Mughal interest in wildlife and realistic animal studies.
- His works later became part of notable art collections, including that of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and Princess Catherine Aga Khan.
- The painting has been sold at Christie’s in London for £10.245 million from the private collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan.
