1570 (ca.), Kesu Das (attributed in part), Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the exhibition label: This painting belongs to a series of illustrations of the Hamzanama, a fictional account of the adventures of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle Amir Hamza, who seeks to spread the message of Islam. Umar, a loyal helper of Hamza, is saved from his pursuers by a heavenly hand, which reaches out to pull him skyward. Some European influence can be seen here in the billowing clouds, impressionistic blue-tinted forest, and scattered bones. Kesu Das was preeminent among early Mughal painters in adapting techniques from European prints and engravings, which were then circulating at court.
1570 (ca.), Kesu Das (attributed in part), Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the exhibition label: This painting belongs to a series of illustrations of the Hamzanama, a fictional account of the adventures of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle Amir Hamza, who seeks to spread the message of Islam. Umar, a loyal helper of Hamza, is saved from his pursuers by a heavenly hand, which reaches out to pull him skyward. Some European influence can be seen here in the billowing clouds, impressionistic blue-tinted forest, and scattered bones. Kesu Das was preeminent among early Mughal painters in adapting techniques from European prints and engravings, which were then circulating at court.