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Basāwan, or Basāvan (flourished 1580–1600), 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.[1]

Biography

Litte is known of the life of Basawan. He became a court painter for Akbar, where he came under the influence of Abd al-Samad. Only four artists are commented on in the Ain i Akbari and it includes Sayyid Ali, Abd al-Samad, Daswanth and Basawan. His son Manohar Das succeeded him as court painter.[2]

Work

Over 100 paintings are attributed to Basawan. His earliest mention is found in an illustrated version of Tutinama c. 1556-61. Most of them are illustrations for manuscripts. In many of them, Basawan was the designer, in collaboration with a second artist who supplied the color. Among the works that can definitely be attributed to Basawan are illustrations for the Razmnama, the Akbar-nama, the Darab-nama, the Baharistan of Jami and the Timur-name.[3]

Basawan was one of the first Indian artists to be interested in western techniques, inspired by the European paintings brought to Akbar's court by Jesuit missionaries. It can be seen in his use of strong contrasts of light and shade, although Western influence is never predominant in his work. Basawan was also noted for his exploration of space, the delineation of his backgrounds, the strength of his colors, and the strong, moving characterizations of his subjects. Abu al-Fadl 'Allami, historiographer for Akbar, wrote about Basawan: "In designing and portrait painting and colouring and painting illusionistically... he became unrivalled in the world".[4]

Citations

References

• "Basavan", in Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 12 March 2009 from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/54676/Basavan
• Rizvi, S. A. A., "Basawan", Academic American Encyclopedia, 1991 edition, volume 3, p. 101.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basawan.

• The Emperors' album: images of Mughal India, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Basawan

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[de] Basawan

Basawan (auch Basavan, Basavana, Baswan; * unbekannt; † nach 1600) war ein in der zweiten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts tätiger indischer Miniaturmaler. Er stammte aus einer hinduistischen Familie. Zunächst Schüler des persischstämmigen Meisters Abd as-Samad an der Malerschule des Mogulkaisers Akbar I. (reg. 1556 bis 1605), stieg er später selbst zu einem der führenden Künstler an Akbars Hof auf. Nach dem Tode des Malers Daswanth 1585 übernahm er die Leitung des kaiserlichen Ateliers. Sein eigenes Sterbedatum ist unbekannt. Ab etwa 1600 erschien sein Name nicht mehr auf den Randinschriften mogulischer Miniaturen. Basawan war der Vater des Miniaturmalers Manohar.

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- [en] Basawan

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[fr] Basawan

Basawan ou Basavan (actif de 1580 à 1600), était un peintre en miniature indienne de style Moghol Il était connu de ses contemporains comme un habile coloriste et un fin observateur de la nature humaine, ainsi que pour son usage du portrait dans les illustrations de l'Akbarnama, biographie officielle de l'empereur moghol Akbar, considéré comme une innovation dans l'art indien[1].

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[it] Basawan

Basawan o Basavan (1540 circa – 1600 circa) è stato un pittore indiano, appartenente alla scuola Mughal, noto per le sue acute osservazioni della natura umana;[1] fu attivo tra il 1580 e il 1600[2].

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[ru] Басаван

Басаван (работал в 1556—1600 годах) — индийский художник, один из лучших мастеров могольской миниатюры.

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