Akbar, the lion and the calf Frame:Stretched Canvas as here in Akbar's turban

as here in Akbar's turban

Fond of swirls and sparkle

by areas of chromatic richness

he appreciated the affinity between the two notably tolerant imperial mystics and recalled the former with the sympathy he usually accorded to saints

Jehangir and Shah Jahan

Akbar, the lion and the calf Frame:Stretched Canvas as here in Akbar's turbanThis is a posthumous portrait of Akbar by Govardhan who stands as one of the greatest Mughal painters. The work incorporates the motif of a lion and calf living in peace under the emperors benign rule. Govardhan, a master of psychological portraiture, has given the calf an air of meek nervousness, as expressed in its sideways glance and lowered ears, due no doubt to the proximity of the lions visible teeth. Cherubs above and a European background add