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A 1610 painting by Ustad Mansur depicting the Dodo
Ustad Mansur was a seventeenth century Mughal painter and court artist of Jehangir[1] who specialised in depicting plants and animals. He was the first artist to paint both the Siberian Crane[2] and the Dodo. The Dodo was brought to Jehangir's court via Portuguese controlled Goa and a painting of it is found in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and unsigned but attributed to Mansur.[3][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Verma, S. P. 1999. Mughal Painter of Flora and Fauna Ustad Mansur. Abhinav Publications.
- ^ Rangarajan, M. (2001) India's Wildlife History, pp 14.
- ^ Das, A.K. 1974. "Ustad Mansur", Lalit, 17, 1974. p. 37.
- ^ Rangarajan, M. (2001) India's Wildlife History, p. 19.
- ^ Ustad Mansur paintings
