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On #WorldMusicDay today, a #Nayika sings & plays her golden Vina, an Indian #MusicalInstrument

Todi Ragini #Raga
This illustration to a c1680 CE #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Deccan #India from the collection of Betsy Salinger was sold by Bonhams on 26th October 2022 for £25,000

#IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Art #ArtHistory #Artist #History #MastoArt #Paintings #Histodons #IndianHistory #Music #Painting #artofmastodon #artoftheday #Heritage

A Nobleman Seated on a Swing, Surrounded by Female #Musicians

(I also spot my favorite fruit #Mango the King of Fruits)

c1750 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) from #Hyderabad #Deccan of Hindol #Raga will be on Bonham's auction tomorrow.

#Art #IndianHeritage #Artist #MastoArt #History #Fruits #Mangoes #Heritage #IndianHistory #Histodons #Entertainment #musicsocial #India #IndianClassicalMusic

Sultan Muhammed Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan with his #African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan

Ikhlas was from #Ethiopia #Africa who came to #India in c1600 CE
Many of the immigrants who came from there rose to important positions in the courts of various courts of the #Indian Kingdoms.

This c1660 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Los Angeles County #Museum of #Art

#LACMA #IndianHistory #IndianHertitage #Artist #Histodons #History #Paintings #Museums #MastoArt #Heritage #Painting

Around 50 #Paintings from #Museum Rietberg, Zurich will be available for public viewing from 20th Sept 2024 to 19th Jan 2025 at their exhibition "#Ragamala : Images for all Senses"

Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) is the unique depiction of #IndianClassicalMusic in #Art forms

Like this c1775 CE Todi #Ragini #Raga from #Golconda or #Bijapur in #Deccan #India

#Museums #Painting #Music #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage#Artist #Histodons #History #MastoArt #IndianCulture #Animals

#SufiThursday.

Two #Sufis at a Prayer

c1785 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Deccan #India that once formed part of the collection of the Marquess of Dufferin. The two buildings in the background are typical of the tombs and mosques associated with the #QutbShahi dynasty at #Golconda

Probably commissioned by an official of the #EastIndiaCompany or a French officer posted at #Hyderabad

From the Welch collection sold by Sotheby's

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Islam #Sufism #History

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of #Bijapur, #Deccan #India Riding his favourite #Elephant Atash Khan

Attributed to artist Farrukh Beg, this c1600 CE #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting from the collection of Edith & Stuart Cary Welch (acquired by them from Sven Gahlin, 1975) was auctioned by Sotheby's on Oct 25, 2023 for £571,500

Previously exhibited at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art #USA & #RietburgMuseum, #Zurich

#IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Museums #Heritage #Paintings #Animals #History

'A Maiden at her Toilette'.

c1775 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Golconda #Deccan #India from the Doris Weiner collection sold by Christie's

This #MughalArt #Painting from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) series depicts 'Ramkali #Ragini #IndianClassicalMusic

'A Lady runs her hands through her hair while looking into a mirror'.

#GoodMorning everyone.
Have a great day.

@pvonhellermannn #IndianHeritage #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Music #History #Heritage #Paintings

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
Dopiaza means 2 Onions, he & his turban were onion shaped! #BodyShaming

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory

Today is #WorldTortoiseDay

So, this c1780 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from Machilipatnam in #Deccan #SouthIndia now at Victoria & Albert #Museum London.

This #Painting from #IndianMythology depicts 'Kurma', the second #Avatar of #Hindu God #Vishnu in form of a #Tortoise emerging from its mouth in form of a deity.

#India #AncientIndia #Religion #Hinduism #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #History #Paintings #IndianHistory #Museums #IndianCulture #IndianMiniaturePaintings

After the heavy #DelhiRains water has seeped into the burroughs of #Reptiles, forcing many of them to come out.
Yesterday a #Cobra was found lurking at #WilliamDalrymple farm at #Mehrauli #NewDelhi #Delhi

So, a #MastoArt #Toot #Painting

c1775 AD #Deccani #DeccaniSchool #Art #IndianMiniaturePainting of a 'maid removing a snake which unknowingly entered a palace as her bewildered lady watches anxiously'.

From #Bijapur #Deccan #India now at British Library #London

#IndianHeritage #Paintings

An outstanding c1645 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting with #Mughal influence of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan #India & his #African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan

This #Painting from Howard Hodgkin collection now at Ashmolean Museum #UnitedKingdom is as much a Portrait of a Prized Royal #Elephant as of its Distinguished Riders.

#AfricansInIndia #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #DeccaniSchool of #Art
#History #Heritage #Animals #IndianCulture