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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin

(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)

Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
Khwaja Umar saved from pursuersfront

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Khwaja Umar saved from pursuers

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  • Description

    Unique in Mughal painting in its ambition and freedom of expression, the Hamzanama contains many pages of great verve. Here the lanky Umar, arch-trickster and loyal helper of Hamza, is magically saved from his pursuers by a heavenly hand. He sails aloft against dramatic cloud effects, which like the ‘hand of God’ and the scattered skulls and bones, are adapted from European painting sources.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India (place of creation)
    Date
    1565 - 1570
    Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)
    Artist/maker
    attributed to Kesu Das (active c. 1570 - c. 1602) (artist)
    Associated people
    Akbar (ruled 1556 - 1605) (commissioner)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on cotton cloth
    Dimensions
    frame 77.2 x 60.6 x 2.2 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 64.8 x 48.8 cm sight size (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › textile › cotton,
    organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    woven,
    assembled › woven,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    more
    Object type index
    communications equipment › manuscript,
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.100

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 2 on p. 26, pp. 17, 24, 28, 30, & 34, illus. pp. 6 & 27

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    • Returned to lender

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