Indian miniature

Rishi Markandeya, the composer of the Markandeya Purana and the Devi legends, is pictured here with his pupil, invoking the blessings of the Great Goddess. circa 1770 India, Mandi

Accession Number: 1990:531 Display Title: Mythical peacock with a woman's head Suite Name: Media & Support: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Creation Date: ca. 1750 Creation Place/Subject: India State-Province: Andhra Pradesh Court: Hyderabad School: Deccani Display Dimensions: 8 7/32 in. x 4 19/32 in. (20.9 cm x 11.7 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Label Copy: February 2004 Binney Rotation 7 Sultans and Sufis: Paintings from the Deccan Comparison of Deccani (1990.531)…

Bid Live on Lot 8 in the Fine Art, Indian Miniatures And World Sale Auction from Bath Auctioneers.

Bundi School of Painting has always enjoyed a special place of pride and dignity in the art museums of the world. No museum is complete without inclusion of these Bundi paintings of Rajasthan. The contribution of Bundi paintings( on walls, in palaces, on paper and cloth) to Indian art is surpassable. After the development of […]

A Drowsy Courtier Reading by Candlelight, India, Deccan, ca. 1630

Indian miniature paintings by a contemporary artist. "Shiva" by Olivia Fraser.

This painting painted in the Pahari style, Specifically Kangra Kalam. Gita Govinda was a composition in Sanskrit by Jayadeva. Here is the Nayika carry a lotos leaf as towards a lover, especially in context where there is separation.one could use the same bhava or emotion to yearm for the supreme Lord. In short it was romance as a way to Lord. Shringar Rasa was Using very effectively. Using dull colours in painting Stand Up figure and backside gardens gives peaceful look. Thank you ,for more…

Princes of the House of Timur, Mughal miniature painting, attributed to Abd as-Samad, ca. 1550-1555, Gouache and gold on cotton

An album of 32 Indian miniatures, all North Indian, ca.19th century, mostly genre scenes and portraits

The portrait of Rama Basohli style, Pahari, c. 1730 Paper, 14.8 cm x 10.2 cm