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"Portrait of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Painting by Hashim Indian
Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
verso: ca. 1620; recto: 1534 or later
Not on view
Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II (r. 1580–1627) was the sixth ruler of Bijapur, a kingdom in the Deccan region of India. It has been argued that the artist Hashim, who painted this likeness, joined the Mughal imperial atelier around 1620, after serving in the Deccan. Whereas the strong contours, costume details, and palette are considered to be vestiges of Hashim’s Deccani origins, his thoroughly Mughal rendering of facial features is attributed to changes made under Jahangir’s guidance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Portrait of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
  • Artist: Painting by Hashim (Indian, active ca. 1620–60)
  • Calligrapher: Mir 'Ali Haravi (died ca. 1550)
  • Date: verso: ca. 1620; recto: 1534 or later
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm)
    W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.121.10.33
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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