Basawan — Late 16th-century Mughal Indian artist

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Basāwan Yadav, or Basāvan Yadav, was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style. He was known by his contemporaries as a skilled colorist and keen observer of human nature, and for his use of portraiture in the illustrations of Akbarnama, Mughal Emperor, Akbar's official Biography, which is seen as an innovation in Indian art.

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19 linked to Basawan in Wikidata

Majnun and the emaciated horse1612 · Artist: Basawan. Gouache on paper, Mughal painting, 1612 CE
Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank1600 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (1967.244)
"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi1597 · codices highlighted in The MET collection
The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)1596 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600); Sur Das Gujarati (Indian, active 16th century) (1947.502)
The Virgin and Child1590 · Leaf from the Jahangir album in the San Diego Museum of Art
Akbar visits the tomb of Khwajah Mu'in ad-Din Chishti at Ajmer1590 · painting by Basawan
The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, page from a manuscript of the Akbarnama1590 · painting by India
Akbar's adventures with the elephant Hawa'i (V&A IS.2:22-1896)1590 · Mughal miniature from the Victoria and Albert Akbarnama
A feast for Babur hosted by his half-brother Jahangir Mirza in Ghazni in May 1505, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)1589 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600); Madhav Khurd (Indian, active late 1500s) (2013.300)
A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album1587 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (2013.296)
A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince1585 · painting by Manohar (Indian); Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (2013.297)
Courtier Awaiting Akbar's Command1575 · painting attributed to Basawan
Mihrdukht aims her arrow at the ring1570 · Miniature from the Hamzanama in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night1560 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (1962.279.36.b)
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page1560 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (1962.279.36.a)
The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night1560 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (1962.279.35.a)
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page1560 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (1962.279.35.b)
The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night1560 · painting by Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) (1962.279.207.a)
A Mughal and a Rajput Converse at Duskpainting attributed to Basawan

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Union List of Artist NamesRetrieved 2022-07-23
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Genre: portrait
Commons Creator page: Basawan
Has works in the collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1.Stated in Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Arthur M. Sackler Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
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1.clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.207.a
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Art Institute of Chicago
San Diego Museum of Art
Indian Museum
Child: Manohar Das
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1.Stated in Grove Art Online“Manohar”Retrieved 2020-09-13
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Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Start of work period: 1560
End of work period: 1600

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