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A feast for Babur hosted by his half-brother Jahangir Mirza in Ghazni in May 1505, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)

c. 1589; outer margins added c. mid-1900s

Basavana

(Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

and Madhav Khurd

(Indian, active late 1500s)
Culture
India, Mughal, 16th century
Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 28 x 18.1 cm (11 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.300
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A manager directs servers to bring spoons and lay out the buffet table.

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Twenty-one years before his conquest of Delhi, Babur took control of territories in Afghanistan, including the cities of Kabul and Ghazni. His half-brother, who controlled the region around Ghazni, ordered that a party be thrown in honor of Babur’s arrival from the north. Drinking parties and feasts in lavish movable tent settings, where gifts were exchanged, alliances forged, and relationships cemented, were as important to the building of the empire as the battles.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting depicts an outdoor feast. In the top half, figures with medium-light skin tones gather under a large red umbrella while men prepare food on our left. Below a red patterned barrier, more men lead horses and two camels on our right. On our lower left, a man in a lavender robe stands within an ornate blue and gold doorway, gesturing toward a figure holding a platter.

A feast for Babur hosted by his half-brother Jahangir Mirza in Ghazni in May 1505, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)

c. 1589; outer margins added c. mid-1900s

Basavana, Madhav Khurd

(Indian, active c. 1560–1600), (Indian, active late 1500s)
India, Mughal, 16th century

See Also

  • Collection
    Indian
  • Department
    Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Type of artwork
    Painting
  • Medium
    Tempera
  • Credit line
    Gift In Honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by Exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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