There are many that hate painting ; but such men I dislike. It appears to me as if a painter had quite peculiar means of recognising God ; for a painter in sketching anything that has life, and in devising its limbs, one after the other, must come to... The Ain I Akbari - Page 106by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak - 1873Full view - About this book
| Henry Hardy Cole, William Tayler, South Kensington Museum - Art - 1874 - 412 pages
...party of private friends the emperor, who had conferred on several the pleasure of drawing near to him, remarked, " There are many that hate painting,...to me as if a painter had " quite peculiar means of recognising God, for in sketching " anything that has life, and in devising its limbs one after " the... | |
| François Bernier - India - 1891 - 572 pages
...tlieir eyes now see the truth. One day at a private party of friends, His Majesty [the Emperor Akbar], who had conferred on several the pleasure of drawing...to me as if a painter had quite peculiar means of recognising God ; for a painter in sketching anything that has life, and in devising its limbs, one... | |
| Ernest Binfield Havell - Travel - 1904 - 250 pages
...Bigoted followers of the law are hostile to the art of painting, but their eyes now see the truth. There are many that hate painting, but such men I dislike. It appears to me as if a painter had a peculiar means of recognizing God; for a painter, in sketching anything that has life and in drawing... | |
| Ernest Henry Short - Christian art and symbolism - 1925 - 628 pages
...of the perfume-seller." An orthodox Moslem disliked painting, but Akbar said : " There are many who hate painting, but such men I dislike. It appears to me as if a painter has quite peculiar means of recognising God. For a painter in sketching anything that has life, and... | |
| R. Nath - Architecture - 1982 - 672 pages
...them (shabih), which are often looked upon as an idle occupation, are, for a well-regulated 348 349 mind, a source of wisdom, and an antidote against...drawing near him, remarked: There are many that hate (miniature) painting; but such men I dislike. It appears. to me as if a painter had quite peculiar... | |
| Francois Bernier - History - 1996 - 570 pages
...tlieir eyes now see the truth. One day at a private party of friends, His Majesty [the Emperor Akbar], who had conferred on several the pleasure of drawing...to me as if a painter had quite peculiar means of recognising God ; for a painter in sketching anything that has life, and in devising ils limbs, one... | |
| Gulru Necipogulu, David J. Roxburgh - History - 2000 - 222 pages
...statements about Mughal art is Akbar's defense of painting recorded by his biographer, Abu'l Fazl: There are many that hate painting; but such men I dislike. It appears to me as if the painter had quite peculiar means of recognizing God; for a painter in sketching anything that has... | |
| Annemarie Schimmel - Art - 2004 - 368 pages
...n,27as were manuals to teach the finer points of calligraphy, which have yet to be put to use. PAINTING There are many that hate painting; but such men I...to me, as if a painter had quite peculiar means of recognising God, for a painter in sketching anything that has life, and in devising the limbs one after... | |
| Art - 1924 - 586 pages
...work which had been done, in order to award prizes to the most deserving. He is reported to have said: "There are many that hate painting, but such men I dislike. It appears to me as if a painter has quite peculiar means of recognizing God, for a painter, in sketching anything that has life, and... | |
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