A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album

Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

Artist: Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
Date: c. 1585; inner border added in Allahabad c. 1602; outer border added probably 1900s
Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Origin: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art

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