Ustad Mansur Hand Numbered Limited Edition Print on Paper :"Two Cranes"
Title: Two Cranes
Dimensions (W x H ): Paper Size: 16 x 28 in | Image Size: 12 x 24 in
Edition | Medium: Each print is hand numbered, accompanied by a certificate signed by the Master Printer and is numbered to match the print. The editions are limited to 1880 copies. |
This Gouttelette print on paper is published with light-fast inks to BS1006 Standard onto acid-free calcium carbonate buffered stock, mould-made from 100% cotton and sourced from environmentally conscious paper suppliers. This product is exclusive to Rosenstiels.
About the Art: Superior Edition
About the Artist:
Ustad Mansur was the leading animal painter at the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death in 1627. During the reign of Jahangir, Mansur created his best works, which are now considered to be masterpieces in Persian art. Jahangir bestowed on the artist the title of Nadir-ul-Asar, meaning ‘Wonder of the Epoch’.
Jahangir was fascinated by the exotic, and commissioned his servant Muqarrab Khan to buy rarities from the Portuguese, who had established a colony in Goa on the west coast of India in the early sixteenth century. Mansur was therefore the first artist to paint both the Siberian crane and the dodo.
