Painters from the Mughal Empire

16th-century Persian painter (1500–1593)

thumb|A Court Scene from Sadi's Gulistan (Rose Garden), 1596 Basāwan, or Basāvan (flourished 1580–1600), was an Indian miniature painter in the Mughal style. He was known by his contemporaries as a skilled colorist and keen observer of human nature, and for his use of portraiture in the illustrations of Akbarnama, Mughal Emperor, Akbar's official Biography, which is seen as an innovation in Indian art.

Mughal painter

Mughal painter and court artist

Bishandas, also Bishan Das or Bishn Das, was a 17th-century Mughal painter at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569–1627), specializing in portraits. Though little is known of Bishandas’ life, his name suggests he was a Hindu, like several others in the imperial workshop.

Persian illustrator and painter (1510–1572)

Iranian painter (1547-1615)

Bichitr () was an Indian painter during the Mughal period, patronized by the emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan. The earliest known painting of his is a mature work from c. 1615.

Indian painter (1580-1650)

Persian illustrator and painter

master painter in the Mughal emperor's court

Mughal painter

Indian painter

Indian artist, painter

Daswanth or Dasavant (b. 1560 - d. 1584) was a Mughal-era painter in the service of the emperor Akbar.