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Artist galleriesPayag's contemporaries

Payag's contemporaries

"Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, by Payag, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50
"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
"Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
"Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, by Chitarman, recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

A few works by Payag, then their contemporaries: makers of the same nationality born within 25 years of them, then works from the same century and place.

With their contemporaries

  1. "Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, by Payag, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50
    "Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan AlbumPayag, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
    "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau DihlaviAmir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Their contemporaries

  1. "Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
    "Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau DihlaviAmir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. "Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, by Chitarman, recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50
    "Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan AlbumChitarman, recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Their contemporaries, second

  1. The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, by Bihzad, c. 1560
    The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second NightBihzad, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
    The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the AkbarnamaBasawan, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Their contemporaries, third

  1. The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, c. 1560
    The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth NightUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. "A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
    "A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau DihlaviAmir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art