Ustad Mansur was a seventeenth-century Indian painter and naturalist who served as a Mughal court artist. During this period, he excelled at depicting plants and animals, was the earliest artist to depict the dodo in colour, and was the first to illustrate the Siberian crane.
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Tulip from Kashmir (c. 1610) by Mansur Naqqash
A painting depicting the dodo ascribed to Ustad Mansur dated to the period 1628-1633. This is one of the few coloured images of the dodo made from a living specimen.
Dipper (c. 1620) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Siberian crane (c. 1625)
A c. 1612 chameleon at the Royal Gallery attributed to Ustad MansurArtists born in the 1500s 6
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Ustad Mansur was a seventeenth-century Indian painter and naturalist who served as a Mughal court artist. During this period, he excelled at depicting plants and animals, was the earliest artist to depict the dodo in colour, and was the first to illustrate the Siberian crane. Towards the end of Akbar's reign, he gained the title of ustad (master) and during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir his masterpieces earned him the title of Nãdir-al-’Asr. Although he was largely known for his natural history illustrations, he also portrayed people in various manuscript illustrations.
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