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Hamza Escaping, Illustration from a Hamzanama (Story of Hamza) Series

Hamza Escaping, Illustration from a Hamzanama (Story of Hamza) Series

ManuscriptsIndian16th-17th century

Hamza Escaping, Illustration from a Hamzanama (Story of Hamza) Series

c. 1600

Description

This unfinished painting depicts Hamza, in the center, untying himself from a palace’s column. The large rectangles near the top and the bottom of the page were reserved for text. The illustration was part of a Hamzanama (story of Hamza), which recounts of the legendary, in most cases, fanciful exploits of Amir Hamza, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Indian

Period

Mughal period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

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