Mughal Emperor Standing - II

This beautiful miniature painting depicts a solitary emperor standing amidst a thriving carpet of green with his gaze firmly set ahead. He is shown with a sword in his right hand. The halo around his head signifies purity and grandeur. The care taken to execute each and every delicate feature from the little flowers on the ground to the translucency of the attire make this artwork a prized one.

The process of painting on old paper as in this particular work, is a complicated one, where the page, taken from an old book, is first cleaned and then painted upon.