Miniature Indian Art

Colorful Indian miniature paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries depicting court scenes, figures, and cultural motifs with fine detailing.

Indian Art by anonymous painter, watercolour, ink, gold colour on paper, circa 1624-1625, USA, Washington, D.C, Freer Gallery of Art, 25x14

Lady on a Terrace 18th century India (Punjab Hills, Chamba). Lady on a Terrace. India (Punjab Hills, Chamba). 18th century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper. Paintings

Pancham Raga, c. 1660-1680. Central India, Malwa, 17th century. Ink and color on paper; image: 19 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.); overall: 20.7 x 14.8 cm (8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.).

A Palace scene. Date: 18th century. Origin: India. Period: Mughal dynasty. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Scene with astrologer, anonymous, c. 1715 - c. 1735 Indian miniature. drawing The show with an astrologer is surrounded with two decorative edges, one in beige with gold drinks and black and golden frameworks, the second, outer edge is made of green -marbled paper whose vertical strips are stuck on the horizontal. Hyderabad paper. gouache (paint) brush

Indian Art by anonymous painter, watercolour, ink, gold colour on paper, circa 1624-1625, USA, Washington, D.C, Freer Gallery of Art, 25x14

Dipakali ragini. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1620. Place: Mewar. Measurements: h 260 mm × w 193 mm; h 228 mm × w 160 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Reclining princess with servants. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1800. Place: Kishangar. Measurements: h 231 mm × w 170 mm; h 209 mm × w 150 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Madhu Madhavi ragini. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1670 - 1690. Place: Bikaner. Measurements: h 253 mm × w 186 mm; h 164 mm × w 97 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A Heroine Waiting for Her Paramour: Vasakasajja Nayika, from a Nurpur Rasikapriya, c. 1750. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Nurpur. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28.4 x 20.2 cm (11 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); image: 24.4 x 16.7 cm (9 5/8 x 6 9/16 in.). Vasakasajja has been described as Nayika who arranges the bed for making love. She is seated on a bed of leaves by a pond, anxiously waiting for her lover. The painter has faithfully followed the poets description of the scene and depicted the fair-complexioned Nayika radiating against the otherwise dark surrounding, illuminating the tryst.

Against a lilac background two pairs of wrestlers are busy in the foreground, their clothes stacked in a neat and colorful heap behind them, on the edge of the lilac field and against the light green meadow behind them four acrobats showing their skills, on the left a servant dragging a cushion, the edges of the fields are decorated with symmetrical flower pollen and on the horizon against a gray-blue sky are a few trees, at the top a black inscription on a yellow background. The depiction is framed by a gold-colored piping and a wide orange-red border with black and white frame lines., Desakh raginii, draughtsman: anonymous, Jaipur, 1700 - 1800, paper, brush, brush, h 315 mm × w 245 mm, h 242 mm × w 172 mm

Fluctuating women, virtues of the ruler, Willem I Frederik (King of the Netherlands), anonymous (attributed to), Shorapur, c. 1770 - c. 1790, paper, brush, h 260 mm × w 195 mm h 293 mm × w 228 mm

Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series Indian. Nata Ragini, page from a dispersed Ragamala series, after 1800. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper, sheet: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm). Asian Art after 1800

Princess with a Hawk. India, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba, circa 1730-1740. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

Gunakali Ragini, 1675-1725. India, Rajasthan, Sirohi, late 17th or early 18th century. Color on paper; image: 19 x 12.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.); overall: 23.4 x 16.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.).

Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita Cooking and Eating in the Wilderness. Date/Period: 1815/1825. Painting. Gouache with gold on paper. Width: 20.3 cm. Height: 25.4 cm (sheet). Author: Unknown Indian.

Miniature Painting Miniature Painting, 18th century. Painting, 19 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (48.5 x 37.8 cm). Asian Art 18th century

INDIA, JAIPUR, SISODIA PALACE, PAINTED WALLS, COUPLE

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, from the St. Petersburg album. Date/Period: From 1615 until 1618. Painting / watercolor painting. Opaque watercolor, gold and ink on paper. Height: 25.3 cm (9.9 in); Width: 18 cm (7 in). Author: Bichitr.

Figures on a Terrace Indian. Figures on a Terrace, ca. 1760-1775. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 18 15/16 x 12 7/8 in. (48.1 x 32.7 cm). Asian Art ca. 1760-1775

The Infant Krishna Spirited Away by Vasudev, page from the Dispersed Bhagavatapurana manuscript. India; Delhi-Agra region, possibly Mathura. Date: 1520-1555. Dimensions: 17.4 x 23.3 cm (6 13/16 x 9 3/16 in.). Opaque watercolor on paper. Origin: India. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

In a nocturnal garden two talking ladies are sitting on a rug that lies on a white terrace, in the middle and left and right are trees between which two monkeys are swaying and against the evening sky are two peacocks above the tree in the middle, left of the middle tree comes Krishna with a red staff in his hands. At the bottom and top of the representation broad decorative bands, at the bottom a band with white zigzag and shaded lines on black against a green background, at the top a narrower green band with a single black shaded border and a zigzag border that continues a bit along the night sky, at the top and bottom a wide yellow strip trimmed with black and red frame lines, the rest of the leaf edge is once red but quite pale. On the back of the leaf there is a 5-line poem in calligraphy at the top, Krishna and Two Women in a Garden., draughtsman: anonymous, Rajasthan, c. 1620 - c. 1640, paper, brush, h 276 mm × w 176 mm, h 252 mm × w 150 mm

Mughal painting. Lovers on a terrace. Bilaspur 1750.

Indian Picture, Fragment Indian Picture, Fragment, ca. 1800. Opaque watercolors on paper, Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (23.5 x 19.7 cm). Asian Art ca. 1800

Page from a Rukmini Haran Series Indian. Page from a Rukmini Haran Series, ca. 1760-1800. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (21.3 x 28.9 cm). Asian Art ca. 1760-1800

Hindola raga. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1650 - 1670. Place: Centraal-India. Measurements: h 148 mm × w 124 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (r. 1828-38) Holding a Falcon, c. 1835. Possibly by Ghasi (Indian, active c. 1820-36). Gum tempera, pearls, silk, and gold on paper; page: 31.2 x 23.9 cm (12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); painting: 21.6 x 13.8 cm (8 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.). A profoundly bejeweled Jawan Singh, ruler of the largest Rajput kingdom, looks his hunting falcon straight in the eye. The bird also appears regal, with a gold plumed cap on the his head and a gold necklace around its neck. The multicolored poppies at his feet and the thick foliage of the trees seem to have parted in deference to his majesty, so his form can be better offset by the flat blue sky.

A yo-yo playing vrowu against a gray background. The representation is framed by narrow lines in black and red and filled with gold around the image, the sheet with the representation is pasted., Yo-yo playing woman, draughtsman: anonymous, Bikaner, 1680 - 1699, tekst en randen, :, brush, brush, brush, h 221 mm × w 129 mm, h 157 mm × w 85 mm

By Partij Chaturanga, Anonymous, c. 1805 - C. 1815 Indian miniature Two women play Chaturanga, a board game. A servant holds a fly range. The image is framed by a dark red border with black and white framework lines. Mandi paper. gouache (paint). gold (metal) brush

Set Malar-ragini, anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1765 Indian miniature Jaipur paper. deck paint. gouache (paint) brush

Sitting lady, anonymous, c. 1780 Indian miniature. drawing On a green terrace with pink flowers and a pink fence, a lady is leaning against a large roll cushion, sipping a glass. On her shot an almost empty carafe, a leaf for her with some bottles and dishes and on the right for a white cat. Around the show a thick black framework edge and a wide orange -red decorative edge with a white framework. Bundi paper brush

Kakubha Ragini, folio from a Ragamala. Date: ca. 1630. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Origin: probably Marwar, Rajasthan state, India. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Swinging women. .

Babhruvahana Leaving the Netherworld with the Elixir (recto), Babhruvahana Hands Over the Elixir to Krishna to Resurrect Arjuna (verso), Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata (War of the Great Bharatas). India, Maharashtra, Paithan, circa 1850. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor on paper

Krishna Uprooting the Arjuna Trees. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1800. Place: Datia. Measurements: h 238 mm × w 331 mm; h 294 mm × w 386 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Magi Follow the Star, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mirat al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-04. Attributed to Payag (Indian). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.). One of the three kings points excitedly at the star at the upper left edge of the page, while another bites the finger of astonishment; the third holds his fist over his heart. They are all dressed like Portuguese merchants, but they ride camels associated with their homeland in Arabia, as specified in the text. At the breakaway court of Prince Salim in Allahabad, high-quality materials were not as plentiful as in the imperial capital. The paper is brittle and has browned excessively, and the paint films are relatively thin; here the text from the verso shows through the lightly colored background.

Lady with a Yo-yo Style of Mughal. Lady with a Yo-yo, ca. 1770. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (23.5 x 15.7 cm). This painting belongs to the extensive genre of paintings depicting lonely women who must amuse themselves while their lovers are away. It shows a woman playing with a string toy that is similar, but not identical, to a Western yo-yo. She stands on a low stool, which serves as a pedestal, inviting us to admire the beauty of the subject. The servant standing behind her is probably a woman (judging by the thin veil over her shoulders and her hennaed feet), although she is dressed in the turban and long coat (jama) of a man. She holds a peacock-feather fan that she can use to create breezes as well as to shoo away insects. Asian Art ca. 1770

Raga, a man sitting on a couch is surrounded by three women, Anonymous, c. 1775 Malkausha Raga // Pancama or Malkausha Raga. Man on bench, wife behind him. (AK Title) India paper. deck paint. gouache (paint) brush Malkausha Raga // Pancama or Malkausha Raga. Man on bench, wife behind him. (AK Title) India paper. deck paint. gouache (paint) brush

Desvarari Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes) early 18th century India (Rajasthan, Bundi) All Indian paintings are begun with an underdrawing sketched with brush and ink, as seen here, where the bold use of line to demarcate the architectural forms gives the work its structure. The simply presented figures have a freshness that is often lost in a finished work. The identification of this ragini is based on a finished, inscribed painting from a set now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.. Desvarari Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes). India (Rajasthan, Bundi). early 18th century. Ink and wash on paper. Paintings

Textile Hanging Textile Hanging, early 17th century. Silk, metal, cotton, Textile dims, observed 2006 :: 71 5/8 x 46 1/2 in. (181.9 x 118.1 cm). Asian Art early 17th century

Abhisarika Nayika, folio from a Rasikpriya. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Origin: possibly Amber, Rajasthan state, India. Date: ca. 1615-1625. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Cesarz Humajun dowodzący bitwą. unknown, painter

Princess and two servants, anonymous, 1660 - 1680 Indian miniature. drawing Bikaner paper. gouache (paint) brush

Turkoman Prisoner. Iran, probably Isfahan, first half of 17th century. Manuscripts; folios. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

A Young Archer in a Landscape. Turkey, Circa 1600. Manuscripts; folios. Ink drawing with gold tints

Two princes on a terrace, Anonymous, 1900 - 1993 Indian miniature. drawing On a white terrace under a white canopy, two princes dressed in white are opposite each other on a gold -colored and a dark red carpet, behind the left fish a servant, also in white, behind the right fish three servants, the front of which is wearing a white skirt, In the foreground, scales and carafes and between the two Oranjerode gates of the terrace a miniscule pond with a fountain, pink-white steps lead to a garden with flower beds; In the background a pink walled courtyard and a white gatehouse, behind it the dark hills of the city with a few buildings against a dark night sky. Around the show a gold -colored piping with black framework lines. Mewar paper brush / brush

Two months of the lady looking at the book in the new one; 19th century () (1701-00-00-1800-00-00);Bolesław - collection, rabies, Chinese (culture), painting, Chinese art, purchase (provenance)

Eight Yogis, Number Eight of the Ishana Suit, Playing Card from a 32-Suit Dashavatara (Ten Avatars) Ganjifa Set. India, Rajasthan, Mewar, circa 1800. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on ivory

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Combat between Bijene and Firoud. 16th c. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. MusŽe CondŽ (CondŽ Museum).

Covered each other on a terrace, Anonymous, 1740 - 1760 Indian miniature. drawing India paper brush

Maharaja Raj Singh Adored by His Ladies ca. 1710-20 India (Rajasthan, Sawar) The small state of Sawar was founded in 1627, and its rajas are related to those of Mewar. In the early eighteenth century, an artist working for Maharaja Raj Singh (1646-1730) produced an exceptional, stylistically distinct group of colored drawings that were probably inspired by like works, in turn based on Mughal prototypes, being made at the Mewari court of Amar Singh II. Here, Maharaja Raj Singh, enormous in scale, is adored by the comparatively diminutive ladies from his harem, who touch and tie ribbons to his clothing and hold gifts for him. Paintings of similar scenes from Kishangarh portray the raja's birthday celebration, at which the prince reciprocates his wives' tokens with gifts for them.. Maharaja Raj Singh Adored by His Ladies. India (Rajasthan, Sawar). ca. 1710-20. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper. Paintings

The Bewildered Nayika, Page from a Rasikapriya Series Indian. The Bewildered Nayika, Page from a Rasikapriya Series, ca. 1660-1690. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (23.5 x 17.5 cm). Asian Art ca. 1660-1690

Victor Hugo (1802-1885). Chinese decor from Juliette Drouet's house in Guernsey, north wall. Wooden door decorated with a Chinese wearing a flowery branch, on a black background, framing a Chinese paint on paper. Polychrome engraved wood. 1857-1864. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 78171-1 Asian art, artisanat of art, decorative arts, serious wood, flowery branch, Chinese, Chinese, Chinese, Decor, Decor, Black Fond, Oriental Influence, Orientalism, Wooden Panel, Porter, Chinese Salon, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th 19

Ragini Desakh, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set 1745-1770 Rajasthan. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper .

Princesses Gather at a Fountain. Dimensions: 9 x 13 5/8in. (22.9 x 34.6cm). Date: ca. 1770.Scenes of courtly pleasure, garden settings, and longlegged female figures dressed in high-waisted, flowing angarkhas (tunics) typify paintings attributed to the northern Indian court of Farrukhabad, a cultural satellite of Lucknow. The present work depicts twelve courtly ladies and a child gathered around a fountain, set in a lush landscape with fantastic loop-necked swans and the pairs of animals found in many Indian paintings. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Miniature Painting on Paper, Ragini Maru, naltdwara school Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

There has been a long tradition of erotic painting in Eastern cultures. In Japan, for example, shunga appeared in the 13th century and continued to grow in popularity until the late 19th century when photography was invented. Similarly, the erotic art of China reached its popular peak during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty. In India, the famous Kama Sutra is an ancient sex manual that is still popularly read throughout the world.

Man sitting on tree by Iranian master, watercolour, silver and bronze on paper, 1560s, USA, Washington D.C., Freer Gallery of Art

Female Musician , 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper, Sheet: 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19.4 x 14.0 cm);. Asian Art 17th century

A group of women, bathing. Date: 18th century. Origin: India. Period: Mughal dynasty. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Emperor Shah Alam II (reigned 1759-1806) on the Peacock Throne. Khair Ullah Musawir (India, active late 18th-early 19th century). India, Delhi, Mughal empire, 1801. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

Melancholy Courtesan ca. 1750 India (Rajasthan, Bundi, or Kota ?) Of the several pictures of this type that are known, this example is the finest. No inscription identifies the subject, but the painting is probably the idealized portrait of a courtesan. She has raised a small cup to her lips and seems lost in reverie. Her melancholy may be due simply to alcohol, but it is more likely that she was associated with a particular story that has not come down to us. The practice of making images of courtesans migrated from Persia into the artistic repertoire of Muslim India and from there to Hindu painting. This compositional formula derives from Mughal prototypes, but the handling of color, pattern, and space is purely Rajput.. Melancholy Courtesan 38012

Shokunin zukushi-e, craftsmen at work, fan makers, detail from a screen, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, Edo period, 17th century.

Rustaveli dictates his poem to a chancellor. Illustration to the poem 'The Knight in the Panther's Skin' by Shota Rustaveli by Tavakalashvili, Mamuka (1611-1657) Georgian National Center of Manuscripts, Tbilisi Mid of 17th cen. Watercolour on parchmen

Bath of an Indian princess. Indian-Mongolian Art. Maliwa school. 1720. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Marco Polo Gallery.

Beneath a green and red canopy, the bride and groom sits on a platform and put their hands around a ceremonial pole, left and right the wedding guests are standing in front of the open palace doors, in the foreground a collection of golden jars. The depiction is framed by a broad dark blue border and separated from it by white frame lines, in the upper border there is an old Indian text partly in red, partly in white writing, The Seal of Marriage., draughtsman: anonymous, Centraal-India, c. 1765 - c. 1780, paper, brush, h 180 mm × w 186 mm, h 223 mm × w 233 mm

Narasimha (incarnatie van Vishnu als man-leeuw). Avatars van Vishnu (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1825 - 1875. Place: Jaipur. Measurements: h 350 mm × w 246 mm; h 245 mm × w 181 mm; h 198 mm × w 125 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Krishna Summoning the Cows, c. 1780-1790. India, Pahari Hills, Bilaspur school, 18th century. Ink and color on paper; overall: 24.3 x 27 cm (9 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.); with borders: 25.1 x 30.5 cm (9 7/8 x 12 in.).

Hunters at a Stream Riza `Abbasi (Persian, active 1585-1635). Hunters at a Stream, ca. 1625. Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on polished rag paper, 13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (33.9 x 22.5 cm). Arts of the Islamic World ca. 1625

India, Tamil Nadu, murals in Bodinayakanur palace, 18th century

Queen Chand Bibi on horseback, Anonymous, 1780 Indian miniature. drawing A young woman rides a gray horse, a falcon on her backwards is a falcon, two young servants run in the foreground with bags in hand. The performance is contained in a dark black framework, around it a light brown border with thin black framework lines and finally a pink border with a white framework line Deccan paper brush

Women in a garden in front of a palace. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1770 - 1790. Place: Farukhabad. Measurements: h 295 mm × w 200 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Mier Józef Poniatowski's book; Unknown, Cerertti (couples; Publisher; 17 ..- 18 ..); around 1820 (1815-00-00-1825-00-00);Poniatowski, Józef (1763-1813), Poniatowski, Józef (1763-1813)-iconography, Woźnicki, Kazimierz (1878-1949), Woźnicki, Kazimierz (1878-1949)-collection, battle at Leipzig (1813), battles, dar (provenance), Napoleonic era (1799-1815), French graphics, Poland (culture), portraits, death, death of Prince Józef Poniatowski (iconogr.)

Prekrasnaia korolevna druzhevna:-slavnyi vitez' bova korolevich.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Fortuna Comes. Draughtsman: Antoon Derkinderen. Dating: 1869 - 1925. Measurements: h 152 mm × w 125 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Nayaka - Nayika Indian. Nayaka - Nayika, ca. 1725. Black and sepia ink on paper, sheet: 9 1/8 x 6 in. (23.2 x 15.2 cm). Asian Art ca. 1725

Fighting yogis. Around the representation a wide pink painted border, with a double black frame trimmed on a leaf of green speckled paper., Fighting yogis, draughtsman: anonymous, Murshidabad, 1810 - 1830, paper, brush, h 293 mm × w 232 mm, h 234 mm × w 106 mm

The Execution of Mansur Hallaj, from the Warren Hastings Album Indian. The Execution of Mansur Hallaj, from the Warren Hastings Album, 1600-1605. Opaque watercolor on paper, Sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 3/16 in. (38.7 x 28.4 cm). Asian Art 1600-1605

Rajasthani couple, Shekhavati, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishnu in the guise of the man-lion (Narasimha) comes out of a pillar of the palace up and outside to defeat the demon Hiranyakashipu. To his right stands a young man, the prince Prahlada. The scene is framed by a narrow white piping, surrounded by a wide orange-red ornamental border with black framing lines, this sheet is pasted on a sheet of cardoon paper on which a black framing line is drawn in pencil, Narasimha (incarnation of Vishnu as a man-lion) Avatars of Vishnu (series title)., draughtsman: anonymous, Jaipur, 1825 - 1875, paper, brush, h 350 mm × w 246 mm, h 245 mm × w 181 mm, h 198 mm × w 125 mm

Three Polo Players early 17th century () India (Rajasthan, Bikaner). Three Polo Players 37937

The Tent, from an Indo-Chinese or Indian Series. Woven at the workshop of John Vanderbank (died 1717), Michael Mazarind, or Leonard Chabaneix (died 1708/09); England, London. Date: 1700-1725. Dimensions: 482.8 × 230 cm (190 1/8 × 90 1/2 in.). Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: John Vanderbank.

Painted door, City Palace of Bikaner, Junagarh Fort, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Indian Mughal miniature depicting soldiers in training (fighting). Rajasthan school; Album of Ragamala 19th century

Two Women on a Terrace Indian. Two Women on a Terrace, ca. after 1700. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 8 x 7 3/4 in. (20.3 x 19.7 cm). Asian Art ca. after 1700

Ad Fontes, Antoon Derkinderen, 1869 - 1925 drawing Design for glass painting in the house of S. de Swart and EM. Van Kerckhoff in Laren: Ad Fontes. paper. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush

Bellawi ragini, Deccan, 1750, paper, brush, h 208 mm × w 131 mm h 253 mm × w 190 mm h 179 mm × w 114 mm

Mughal painting is a particular style of Indian painting, generally confined to illustrations on the book and done in miniatures, which emerged, developed and took shape during the period of the Mughal Empire (16th-9th centuries). Mughal paintings were a unique blend of Indian, Persian and Islamic styles. Because the Mughal kings wanted visual records of their deeds as hunters and conquerors, their artists accompanied them on military expeditions or missions of state, or recorded their prowess as animal slayers, or depicted them in the great dynastic ceremonies of marriages. Akbar's reign (1556-1605) ushered a new era in Indian miniature painting. After he had consolidated his political power, he built a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri where he collected artists from India and Persia. He was the first morarch who established in India an atelier under the supervision of two Persian master artists, Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdus Samad. Earlier, both of them had served under the patronage of Huma

Vintage Hindu Art. Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat.

Ajit Singh (1678Ð1724), the Maharaja of Jodhpur by Indian Art / The David Collection / The Oriental Arts / Mid of the 18th cen. / India / Gouache on cardboard / Portrait,Genre / 28x52,5

Rai Raja, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting

China: Silk painting of 'The Eight Immortals', unknown date, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Europeans Embracing. Pakistan, Lahore, Mughal Empire, circa 1590. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

Calligraphic Face Indian. Calligraphic Face, 1875-1900. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 19 11/16 x 11 7/8 in. (50.0 x 30.2 cm). Asian Art 1875-1900

A winged apsaras blowing the horn. Watercolour drawing, ca. 1880 ().

The Fountain Worker. Culture: India (Rajasthan). Dimensions: Image (sight): 4 x 4 1/4 in. (10.2 x 10.8 cm)Framed: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Leon XI e Radziw , Poleskie beliefs - mockup; Jari about; Radziwi , Leon (1880-1927), Opolski (); around 1915 (1910-00-00-1920-00-00);

At night, Odysseus' wife Penelope would unravel the yarns she wove by day to delay her decision about a suitor.

Miniatura rytualna tsakali z wyobrażeniem dwuramiennej bogini Białej Tary. unknown, painter

"Shah Shuja with a Beloved", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album verso: ca. 1632; recto: ca. 1530-50 Painting by Govardhan. "Shah Shuja with a Beloved", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album 451282

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