A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths

Mir Kalan Khan

ca. 1770–75 · Opaque watercolor and gold on paper · Islamic Art

This painting is based upon a well-known Mughal painting on the theme of a gathering of holy men of different faiths. The main figures can be identified (from right to left) as Ravidas, Sena, Namdev, Aughar, Kamal, and Kabir. Though trained at the Mughal court, the artist Mir Kalan Khan moved to Lucknow, where he became the leading court painter of Shuja' al-Daula (r. 1754–75) and Asaf al-Daula (r. 1775–98), producing a substantial body of work in a style that was widely imitated.

Artist

Mir Kalan Khan

Date

ca. 1770–75

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2009