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'The Great Snake Advanced / Akbar Emerged Victorious'
An illustration from the first #Akbarnama
This c1590 CE painting of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar subduing a Cobra was auctioned by Christie's on 28th April, 2026 for £107,950.
#IndianMiniaturePainting #arthistory #art #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #MughalArt #Paintings #Snake #Reptiles #Histodons #MastoArt
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'The Great Snake Advanced / Akbar Emerged Victorious'
An illustration from the first #Akbarnama
This c1590 CE painting of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar subduing a Cobra was auctioned by Christie's on 28th April, 2026 for £107,950.
#IndianMiniaturePainting #arthistory #art #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #MughalArt #Paintings #Snake #Reptiles #Histodons #MastoArt
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creates semantic nodes and clusters #ZAYNUB #AKBAR multi-search-tag-explorer.aepiot.com/advanced-sea... AÉPIOT: INDEPENDENT SEMANTIC WEB 4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE (EST. 2009): allgraph.ro
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'The Angel Raphael Greeting Tobias'.
This c1600 CE hitherto unpublished #MughalArt from the atelier of the #Mughal emperor #Akbar and presently from the collection of Mary & Cheney Cowles was sold by Christie's on April 28, 2026 (yesterday) for £254,000 against an estimated £50,000.
#IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianHeritage #Art #Painting #ArtHistory #Heritage #IndianHistory #ArtOfTheDay #History #Histodons #MastoArt
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'The Angel Raphael Greeting Tobias'.
This c1600 CE hitherto unpublished #MughalArt from the atelier of the #Mughal emperor #Akbar and presently from the collection of Mary & Cheney Cowles was sold by Christie's on April 28, 2026 (yesterday) for £254,000 against an estimated £50,000.
#IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianHeritage #Art #Painting #ArtHistory #Heritage #IndianHistory #ArtOfTheDay #History #Histodons #MastoArt
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A Family of Cheetahs in a Rocky Landscape'
This c1575 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to Basawan, a favourite #Artist of emperor #Akbar at #Agra from the collection of Prince & Princess Sarudin Aga Khan was sold by Christies on October 28 for a mind-blowing £10,245,000!
This evocative & highly expressed naturalism is a breathtaking #Painting & one of the most outstanding & unforgettable early #MughalArt
#ArtHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHeritage #History #IndianHistory
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Mythical Beasts with a Herd of #Elephants
This c1610 AD coloured-wash line drawing (#NimQalam) #IndianMiniaturePainting from the atelier of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar was bought by Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 1914 from Dr. A K Coomaraswamy for £50
Last viewed at 'The Great Mughals: #Art Architecture and Opulence' exhibition
#IndianHeritage #Painting #Heritage #History #MughalEmpire #IndianHistory #elephant #Animals #artoftheday #Histodons #MastoArt #Paintings
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Let's #wrap some #akbar and #birbal #english Version on March 14 Friday 2025
#retiredstudent #soldier #soldier1375 #lonesoldier #freegames #frankquotes #shorts #reels #tiktok #game #gaming #gameplay #console #consolegaming #ps #playstation #xbox #nintendo #nes #gameboy #retro #pc #pcgamer
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A Monochrome Wash Highlighted #IndianMiniaturePainting with Gold & Touches of Body Colour, known as #NimQalam style (Half-pen), of '#Mughal ruler #Akbar on a Hunting Trip' in this c1600 #Painting from #Agra #India & now at Victoria & Albert #Museum London and unfortunately, not on view at their exhibition 'The Great Mughals...'
#MughalEAzam#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #mastoArt #Mastodons #Paintings #MughalArt #IndianHistory #Museums #Art #Painting #Heritage #MughalEmpire
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Lord #Krishna in Combat with Lord Indra
c1590 #IndianMiniaturePainting from the atelier of #Mughal ruler #Akbar now on display at Victoria and Albert #Museum exhibition: "The Great #Mughals: Arts Architecture & Opulence" till 5th May 2025
Inspired by European #Art, this painting of a dramatic combat is from a dispersed 'Harivamsa'
#London #Museums #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Religion #India #Paintings #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #artoftheday #ArtHistory #Painting
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Lord #Krishna in Combat with Lord Indra
c1590 #IndianMiniaturePainting from the atelier of #Mughal ruler #Akbar now on display at Victoria and Albert #Museum exhibition: "The Great #Mughals: Arts Architecture & Opulence" till 5th May 2025
Inspired by European #Art, this painting of a dramatic combat is from a dispersed 'Harivamsa'
#London #Museums #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Religion #India #Paintings #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #artoftheday #ArtHistory #Painting
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An exhibition on the extraordinary creative output of the Golden Age of the #Mughal Court from the reigns of #Akbar #Jahangir & #ShahJahan (1556-1605 AD) is on at Victoria & Albert #Museum #London till May5, 2025
One of the items on display here is this c1600 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting of a 'Portrait of a European' from #Agra #India
#IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #Art #artoftheday #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Museums #Painting #MughalHistory #MughalArt #MughalEmpire #MastoArt #Histodons
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Crucifixion of #JesusChrist
c1590 CE #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to Kesu Das, an important #Artist in the Imperial atelier of the #Mughal Emperor #Akbar at #Agra #India
This painting is now in the British #Museum collection
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Histodons #MastoArt #Religion #Christianity #Museums #Paintings #MughalEmpire #Jesus
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VHP Moves Calcutta High Court Over Lioness Named 'Sita' Being Housed With Lion Named 'Akbar' At Siliguri Safari Park
The Bengal wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has moved the Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, challenging the forest department's move to allegedly keep a lion named 'Akbar' with a lioness named 'Sita' in the same enclosure at Siliguri's Safari park.
#WestBengal #siliguri #VHP #hindutva #communalism #CalcuttaHC #mughals #akbar #IndianHistory #history #histodon #india
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VHP Moves Calcutta High Court Over Lioness Named 'Sita' Being Housed With Lion Named 'Akbar' At Siliguri Safari Park
The Bengal wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has moved the Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, challenging the forest department's move to allegedly keep a lion named 'Akbar' with a lioness named 'Sita' in the same enclosure at Siliguri's Safari park.
#WestBengal #siliguri #VHP #hindutva #communalism #CalcuttaHC #mughals #akbar #IndianHistory #history #histodon #india
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Majnun (or A Wandering Dervish).
c1630 CE #Mughal #Art by Goverdhan, son of artist Bhawani Das & active 1596-1645 in ateliers of #Akbar, #Jahangir & #ShahJahan at #Agra & #AllahabadBorders were added in 1764 by Safavid artist Muhammad Baqir.
Later, this folio formed part of a #Qajar Album but got dispersed at a #Paris sale in 1982.
On Sotheby's sale of 25 Oct 2023 for £60,000-80,000
Inscribed 'We & Majnun were fellow travellers in the pain of madness'
For #Israel & #Palestine war victims.
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'Mystic & Devotees at a Campfire'.
This 17th century #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Payag is on the forthcoming Sotheby's sale of 25th October, 2023, estimated price £30,000-35,000.
Payag, who was active from 1591 to 1658 CE, was the brother of the celebrated artist Balchand and worked in the royal ateliers of the #Mughal rulers #Akbar, rebel Prince Salim (at #Allahabad #India) who later became Emperor Jahangir and, Emperor #ShahJahan.
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It is so excessively hot and humid in #delhi right now.
I went to the ATM and saw the guard sleeping in the air-conditioned room.
I don't blame him.Like in this c1650 AD fragment of a #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from the 'Hamzanama' made for #Mughal ruler #Akbar & from the Sven Gahlin collection sold by Sotheby's
'A Guard Dozes at Night'.#India #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #art #painting #history #heritage #paintings #mastoart #MughalEmpire #HeatWave #climatechange #climatecrisis
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Very rare to see this level of tailoring nowadays, even on the wealthy.
c1610 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting portrait of a #Rajput Nobleman attributed to master #artist Manohar from a Bonhams sale.
Manohar was the son of Basawan, the celebrated artist of #Mughal ruler #Akbar#india #IndianHeritage #art #painting #heritage #IndianHistory #MughalArt #history #MughalEmpire #mastoart #paintings #Costume #dress #trends #rajasthan #delhi
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The 2nd album of 32 folios of #Mughals #IndianMiniaturePaintings mostly from #Deccan #India at Soane #Museum is Lord Berwick's Album bought by Sir John Soane on 7th August 1827 for 5 Guineas
From that album comes this c1760 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting of 'Mulla Dopiaza', the celebrated #Mughal ruler #Akbar 's humourist.
The witty Mulla Do-Piyaza is considered to be fictional
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c1600 AD portrait of musician Ali Khan Karori playing the 'Vina' on #WorldMusicDay #MusicDay
This #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting is by artist Mansur & is now at British #Museum
Karori worked as Chief of Drum-House (Naqra-Khana) under #Mughal ruler #Akbar & was given the title of Naubat Khan by his son #Jahangir in 1607 AD.
Vina is a #MusicalInstrument
#India #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #MastoArt #Museums #Music #History #Heritage #MughalEmpire #IndianClassicalMusic #Paintings
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c1600 AD portrait of musician Ali Khan Karori playing the 'Vina' on #WorldMusicDay #MusicDay
This #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting is by artist Mansur & is now at British #Museum
Karori worked as Chief of Drum-House (Naqra-Khana) under #Mughal ruler #Akbar & was given the title of Naubat Khan by his son #Jahangir in 1607 AD.
Vina is a #MusicalInstrument
#India #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #MastoArt #Museums #Music #History #Heritage #MughalEmpire #IndianClassicalMusic #Paintings
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Today is #WorldMusicDay #MusicDay
So, here is a c1650 AD portrait of musician Tansen (Ramtanu Pandey) one of the 'Navrattans' or 9 gems or 9 accomplished courtiers of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar
He is the creator of many 'Ragas'of #IndianClassicalMusicThis #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at National #Museum at #NewDelhi #India
#Art #Painting #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Music #History #Heritage #Museums #Delhi #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #MusicProduction
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So, it is #Breakfast time in #India
What do I eat? Eggs? Chicken Ham?
I think neither, cornflakes would do. I'd rather leave these beautiful #Birds alone.This c1605 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt ' Mother & Hen Chicks' is by artist Ustad Mansur & now at British Museum #London
Mansur was an important artist at the #Mughal court of #Akbar & #Jahangir at #Agra #UttarPradesh & #Delhi
This #Painting was made for Jahangir#IndianCulture #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #History #AnimalRights
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'The #Mughal Ruler #Akbar with a Hawk'.
c1600 AD #MughalArt from #Agra #UttarPradesh or #Delhi now at National Gallery of Victoria #Melbourne #Australia
Hawking is an ancient hobby in #India popular with the Nobility. It now stands banned by the Government of India.#IndianHistory #IndianCulture #Art #Painting #IndianMiniaturePainting #History #Mughals #MughalEmpire #Heritage #Birds #Bird #Sports #Hobby #Hobbies #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings
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#WeddingSeason begins in #India.
So, I am off to #Agra #UttarPradesh for a Wedding & that too during the #WorldHeritageWeek
If time Permits, I hope to Explore the City, Home to the World's most Magnificent Buildings like the #TajMahal, #Akbar's #Sikandra #AgraFort etc
This c1800's #Painting from the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, from a set of Five '#Mughal Architectural Studies from #Agra' was sold by Christie's for £75,000 against an estimated £12,000!
#Wedding at #JaypeePalace
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This is just too good...
Remember someone reportedly said he won’t visit a mosque & hospital complex being built since he is a #Hindu yogi?
Now is he obliged to quit the #Akbar/ #Mughal tainted mathh ?
#Adityanath #Gorakhpur #UttarPradesh #BJP #Mugal #India #BiharElections2020
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RT @thewire_in
@CMarrewa According to these documents, this patronage was first bestowed in 1571, when Akbar visited the Jakhbar maṭh.In his letter, he g…
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#shair celebrates the bitth anniversary of
#Akbar AllahabadiAkbar Allahabadi, in a letter to his friend, requesting him to send some mangoes during the mango season
naamaa na koii yaar ko paiGaam bhejiye
is fasl meN kuchh bhejiye to bas aam bhejiye
aise zaroor hoN ki unheN rakh ke khaa sakooN
puKhtaa agar hoN bees to das Khaam bhejiyemaaloom hii hai aap ko bande kaa "address"
seedhe "allahabad" mere naam bhejiye
aisaa na ho ki aap kaheN jawaab meN
taameel hogii pehale magar daam bhejiye -
That's a wrap. See below for this Q and A. #MastodonThread #Akbar #Mughal #History
