Patronage of the Mughal emperors gave an impetus to art and
artists. The Mughal miniature developed its own set of rules
governing style, and artistic deformation of stylization of reality.
This painting has a markedly Persian style a mannered miniature
with dazzling colours in the luminous Safavid tradition. It is
executed in a manner closely resembling mid 16th century Persian
which had figures with attenuated bodies, long necks, miniscule
hands and narrow almond shaped eyes. This painting is an
illustration of a narrative tale and despite its interesting
spatial distortion and faulty perspective, expresses the energy
and excitement of the action with dramatic intensity.
A starved man with a lean body, ribs visible and limbs with
barely any flesh, sits on a bright rug, surrounded by animals. He
is being visited by a lady and that arouses the curiosity of men.
The head and shoulders of three turbaned men peep out from behind
the rocks. A palanquin on the left, intrude into the border. It
does not cut across the animal and does not cease part of it to
disappear. The animals are depicted with charm and are similar to
the animals in paintings and sculptures from the ancient times in
the sub-continent. The congregate here to show their solidarity
with the young man.
The lush treatment of landscape is particularly distinctive. It
has a sense of magical fantasy, with rocks seeming to float
upwards like clouds, imparting otherworldliness to the scene. The
golden sky and abundance of greenery add to the surreal
atmosphere.
This description by Kiranjyot.
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