The Punishment of Khwaja Mu'azzam, from an Akbarnama

Object Details

• Artist

  Attributed to Farrukh Chela

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal school

• Label

  Akbar (reigned 1556–1604) is shown punishing a rebellious noble by dunking him in the river. The Khwaja was Akbar's half-uncle, who in a deranged state, murdered a court lady. He died in prison of a "disordered brain."

• Provenance

  To 1952

  Dikran G. Kelekian, Inc., New York to 1952 [1]

  From 1952

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Inc. in 1952 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Freer Gallery or Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

  The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dikran G. Kelekian, Inc.

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1600s

• Name

  Dikran G. Kelekian, Inc.

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605), Flowers

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Language

  Nasta?li-q script

• Object Type

  Paintings