Hunter Catching Birds Akbar Period
16th century AD.
The Mughal Emperors wrote either their autobiography or had there biography written by their courtiers. Babar, the first Mughal emperor began this tradition. His autobiography is called Babarnama. It is considered to be one of the finest autobiography written in Turkish language. It is taught in Turkey as a piece of Turkish literature.
It is claimed that Akbar was poor at reading. He, thus, commissioned his painters to illustrate the Babarnama. While the Babarnama would be read, Akbar could enjoy these paintings.
The Mughals were fascinated by the sheer variety of wild life in India. Babar describes them in his autobiography. Here the painter Bhag depicts a variety of birds as a hunter is about to hunt them. According to Babar such hunting he had witnessed near Kabul, which was then part of Hindustan. Interestingly Bhag doesn't place the scene in Afghanistan, but in tropical India. Notice tthhe huge Pipal tree in the middle of the painting. Many of these birds can be seen presently at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
It is claimed that Akbar was poor at reading. He, thus, commissioned his painters to illustrate the Babarnama. While the Babarnama would be read, Akbar could enjoy these paintings.
The Mughals were fascinated by the sheer variety of wild life in India. Babar describes them in his autobiography. Here the painter Bhag depicts a variety of birds as a hunter is about to hunt them. According to Babar such hunting he had witnessed near Kabul, which was then part of Hindustan. Interestingly Bhag doesn't place the scene in Afghanistan, but in tropical India. Notice tthhe huge Pipal tree in the middle of the painting. Many of these birds can be seen presently at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
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