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Original fileAnonymous (Mughal, court of Akbar)
The figure is shown in profile, wearing a white turban and a blue tunic, with his arms folded into his sleeves. The portrait is framed by a decorative border containing floral motifs and geometric patterns, with Persian verse inscribed in calligraphic panels at the top and bottom.
This work represents the Mughal court's interest in the ascetic traditions of Sufism, reflecting the blend of Persian literary culture and Islamic mysticism present in the 16th-century Mughal aesthetic.
چو علم ابو هستی از حرص آنکه رسد کان دمش چو دزدی با چراغ آمد گزیده تر برد کالا
Translation
When the man of knowledge, out of greed, reaches the mine of his own breath, Like a thief who comes with a lamp, he steals more precious goods.
Object
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
portrait
Digital Source
Unknown · Public domain
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