Miniature. ‘An Angel Conversing with a Group of Europeans’
The Great Mughals Akbar and Jahangir were both religiously tolerant and interested in other faiths, including Christianity. In their meetings with missionaries, they became acquainted with European art, which was more true to life and exerted a decisive influence on Mughal art at an early stage.
In this curious miniature, which is a free paraphrase of an engraving by the German artist Georg Pencz, the Indian artist endeavored to render the domed building with linear perspective, without much success. He did a better job at using aerial perspective, in which the intensity of the colors decreases as distance increases.
Lent to the exhibition
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence
V&A South Kensington, London, England
November 9, 2024 – May 5, 2025
In this curious miniature, which is a free paraphrase of an engraving by the German artist Georg Pencz, the Indian artist endeavored to render the domed building with linear perspective, without much success. He did a better job at using aerial perspective, in which the intensity of the colors decreases as distance increases.
Lent to the exhibition
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence
V&A South Kensington, London, England
November 9, 2024 – May 5, 2025