Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

c. 1590

Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1590. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.77 A well-trained war elephant can pull an opponent off his horse with its trunk.