Akbar established Tasvir Khana.

• He established a formal artistic studio called Tasvir Khana where the artists were hired on salary and they developed their own styles.
• Akbar was responsible for establishment of an entire department devoted to the paintings and scribing of his documents.
• Akbar looked upon paintings as a means of study and amusement. He believed that a painting could show the demeanor of the subject and regularly gave awards to those painters who created lifelike images.