The game of wolf-running in Tabriz, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar)

Banavari 1

After four years of traveling in exile, fleeing Afghan forces, Humayun reached Tabriz, the glittering capital of the Safavid dynasty in northwestern Iran, here imaginatively rendered by the Indian artist. There the second Mughal emperor enjoyed warm hospitality extended by the shah of Iran, who called for a game of wolf-running for which the city was famous. Artists painting during the time of Akbar, late in his reign when historical subjects dominated, speculated as to how the game was played, based on eyewitness accounts. They gave the figures lively emotive expressions and gestures, and the dense crowding successfully conveys the pandemonium of the scene.

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Artist: Banavari 1
Date: c. 1595–1600
Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: 35.2 x 23.8 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Collection: Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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