A History of Agriculture in India v2.c70.s4.2

v2.c70.s4.2

Ultimately, Humayun proceeded to Iran and was hospitably received by Shah Tahmasp at Herat. At the court of the Shah, he saw the paintings of the celebrated Persian artists, Aga Mirak, Sultan Muhammad and Muzaffar Ali, pupils of Bihzad, ‘Raphael of the East’. Later at Tabriz he met the painter, Mir Sayyid Ali. Then, in A.D. 1550 at Kabul, Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad from Shiraz joined Humayun. When Humayun regained his throne, both the artists accompanied him to India. It is these two artists who, under the patronage of Akbar, participated in the development of Mughal painting, which combines Persian technique with Indian naturalism. It was thus that a great school of painting was born which has an honoured place in the culture of India.