Inayat Khan DyingJahanghir Period
1618 AD.
Jahanghir was fascinated by the reality around him. Curious by nature, he would carry his painters with him on his sojourns. If he came across any unusual thing, he would ask the painters to paint it. Inayat Khan's condition shocked Jahanghir. Hence this painting.
Inayat Khan was one of jahangir's intimate attendants. Later in life he became addicted to opium and wine. His health deteriorated. He wanted the royal permission so that he could go back to Agra. When Jahangir saw his condition, he was horrified. He asked himself "Good God, can a son of man come to such a shape and fashion?"
But Jahangir did not learn any lesson. He himself became an opium addict later in life. He too died of opium addiction.
Beginning with Jahangir period, the painters moved away from stylization to realism. Painters like Bachitra specialized in portraiture. Jahangir emphasised realism in art. This tendecy would reach its climax under Shah Jahan. Under Jahangir, Indian art took a u-turn. ?
Inayat Khan was one of jahangir's intimate attendants. Later in life he became addicted to opium and wine. His health deteriorated. He wanted the royal permission so that he could go back to Agra. When Jahangir saw his condition, he was horrified. He asked himself "Good God, can a son of man come to such a shape and fashion?"
But Jahangir did not learn any lesson. He himself became an opium addict later in life. He too died of opium addiction.
Beginning with Jahangir period, the painters moved away from stylization to realism. Painters like Bachitra specialized in portraiture. Jahangir emphasised realism in art. This tendecy would reach its climax under Shah Jahan. Under Jahangir, Indian art took a u-turn. ?
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