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" 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 106
by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak - 1873
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Catalogue of the Objects of Indian Art Exhibited in the South Kensington Museum

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...
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Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668, Volume 1

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...
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A Handbook to Agra and the Taj, Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood

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...
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The House of God: A History of Religious Architecture and Symbolism

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...
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History of Mughal Architecture: The transitional phase of colour and design ...

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...
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Travels in the Mogul Empire, AD 1656-1668

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...
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Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World, Volume 17

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...
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The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture

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...
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Art Including Creative Art

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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