# 16th-century India

Time and place · hang 749 · 16 works

Works made in India in the 16th century.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## First room, north wall

1. ["A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-muslim-pilgrim-learns-a-lesson-in-piety-from-a-brahman-fol-met-446563), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/a-muslim-pilgrim-learns-a-lesson-in-piety-from-a-brahman-fol-met-446563?hang=749)
2. ["Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/alexander-visits-the-sage-plato-in-his-mountain-cave-folio-f-met-446564), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/alexander-visits-the-sage-plato-in-his-mountain-cave-folio-f-met-446564?hang=749)
3. ["Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/shah-jahan-on-a-terrace-holding-a-pendant-set-with-his-portr-met-451270), Chitarman, recto: dated 1627–28; verso: ca. 1530–50. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/shah-jahan-on-a-terrace-holding-a-pendant-set-with-his-portr-met-451270?hang=749)
4. [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](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-tale-of-the-three-men-trapped-in-a-cave-by-a-rolling-bou-cma-137604), Bihzad, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-tale-of-the-three-men-trapped-in-a-cave-by-a-rolling-bou-cma-137604?hang=749)

## First room, south wall

5. [The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-young-emperor-akbar-arrests-the-insolent-shah-abu-l-maal-aic-76816), Basawan, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-young-emperor-akbar-arrests-the-insolent-shah-abu-l-maal-aic-76816?hang=749)
6. [The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-magician-disguised-as-a-brahman-returns-to-claim-his-dau-cma-137648), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-magician-disguised-as-a-brahman-returns-to-claim-his-dau-cma-137648?hang=749)
7. ["Shah Jahan on Horseback", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/shah-jahan-on-horseback-folio-from-the-shah-jahan-album-met-451267), Payag, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/shah-jahan-on-horseback-folio-from-the-shah-jahan-album-met-451267?hang=749)
8. ["A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-king-offers-to-make-amends-to-a-bereaved-mother-folio-from-met-446560), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/a-king-offers-to-make-amends-to-a-bereaved-mother-folio-from-met-446560?hang=749)

## Second room, south wall

9. [The Infant Krishna Spirited Away by Vasudev, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-infant-krishna-spirited-away-by-vasudev-from-a-copy-of-t-aic-131908), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1520–1530. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-infant-krishna-spirited-away-by-vasudev-from-a-copy-of-t-aic-131908?hang=749)
10. ["The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-story-of-the-princess-of-the-blue-pavillion-the-youth-of-met-446567), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-story-of-the-princess-of-the-blue-pavillion-the-youth-of-met-446567?hang=749)
11. [The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-handmaiden-again-pleads-for-the-death-of-the-prince-from-cma-137953), Lalu, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-handmaiden-again-pleads-for-the-death-of-the-prince-from-cma-137953?hang=749)
12. ["Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/bahram-gur-sees-a-herd-of-deer-mesmerized-by-dilaram-s-music-met-446562), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/bahram-gur-sees-a-herd-of-deer-mesmerized-by-dilaram-s-music-met-446562?hang=749)

## Second room, north wall

13. [European Banquet Scene (or The Marriage Feast at Cana?)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/european-banquet-scene-or-the-marriage-feast-at-cana-aic-76810), Mughal, Mughal period, c. 1600. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/european-banquet-scene-or-the-marriage-feast-at-cana-aic-76810?hang=749)
14. [Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/kaiwan-latif-and-sharif-arrive-at-a-house-of-worship-where-t-cma-137601), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/kaiwan-latif-and-sharif-arrive-at-a-house-of-worship-where-t-cma-137601?hang=749)
15. [The deceitful wife ejects the procuress after blackening her face, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-deceitful-wife-ejects-the-procuress-after-blackening-her-cma-137943), Shravana, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-deceitful-wife-ejects-the-procuress-after-blackening-her-cma-137943?hang=749)
16. [The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-sixth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-parrot-addresses-khujasta-at-the-beginning-of-the-thirty-cma-137650), Unrecorded Indian maker, c. 1560. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/16-india/the-parrot-addresses-khujasta-at-the-beginning-of-the-thirty-cma-137650?hang=749)

## Doors

- [More by unrecorded makers of India](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/unrecorded-india?hang=749&via=continue) (21 works)
- [More Mughal and Rajput painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/mughal-and-rajput-painting?hang=749&via=continue) (40 works)