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Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah
c 1660 #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Golconda #Deccan from the coln. of Mary & Cheney Cowles sold by Christies for £292,100.
In 1636, #ShahJahan invaded Deccan & forced upon the Sultan the 'Deed of Submission' which included an increase in Tribute & replacement of #Shia with #Suni #Religion.
This led the local #Artists to incorporate #Mughal styles in their #Paintings as seen in this case.#ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #History #Histodons #MastoArt
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This striking & absorptive c1600 ce #IndianMiniaturePainting is one of the few 16-17th century #Mughal examples of 'The Virgin Mary Standing in a Prayer'.
From the Mary & Cheney Cowles collection, this painting fetched £152,400 at the Christies Inc. auction on the 28th April, 2026.
#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #History #Heritage #Religion #Christanity #Histodons #MastoArt #Painting #MughalArt #MughalEmpire
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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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Not #Zhongnanhai Garden but in this c1650 ca #Mughal painting 'A Prince Seated on a Rock in a Garden, Reading a Book, is Approached by a Holy Man'
From the collection of the 14th Duke of Fragnito on the Bonhams sale of May 21.
Estimated: £30,000-50,000.
#IndianHeritage #Art #History #IndianMiniaturePainting #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Painting #MughalArt #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage
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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This c1600 CE hitherto unpublished #MughalArt from the atelier of the #Mughal emperor #Akbar and presently from the collection of Mary & Cheney Cowles was sold by Christie's on April 28, 2026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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In case the #Ceasefire agreement between #USA & #Iran at #Islamabad fails tomorrow, an 'Archer Inspects his Arrow' to prepare him for the next step in this c1610 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Mary & Cheney Coles collection to be sold by Christies Inc. on April 28, 2026
#TrumpsWars #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #ArtHistory #Art #Painting #IndianHistory #India #artoftheday #MastoArt #Histodons #IranWar
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A Courtier Reads the #Ceasefire agreement between #USA #Israel & #Iran in this 1608 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting ascribed to the #Mughal #Artist #Manohar from the Mary & Cheney Coles collection to be auctioned by Christie's on April 28,2026 (estimate £80,000-120,000)
#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #Art #IndianHistory #Paintings #MughalArt #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #MastoArt #Histodons
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An illustration to the #Ramayana
'The Miraculous Birth of Lord #Rama and His Brothers'
c1830 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jammu from the Zimmerman family collection sold by Sotheby's on 24th March, 2026
#IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #Heritage #Art #Painting #Religion #Hinduism #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #MastoArt #Histodons
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c1715 AD unpublished #IndianMiniaturePainting of the #Mughal ruler #Farrukhsiyar, (r.1713-19) by #Artist Kalyan Das (#Chitarman II ) is on Sotheby's sale today, March 24, 2026 (est. £8000-12,000).
This rare #Painting by Chitarman, mostly associated with Farrukhsiyar, represents an important bridge between classical 17th cent. Mughal painting traditions & evolving 18th cent. painting styles.
#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons
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An 18th century intricately carved image (of Ivory) of #Ravana from South India and now at British Museum
Wishing a #HappyDussehra to those celebrating#RavanaDahan #Ravanaprabhu #Dussehra #DussehraCelebration
Dusehra is a #HinduFestival which is celebrated by the #Hindus to mark the victory of Good over Evil. It was on the day that the Demon King Ravana was defeated by #Hindu God Rama
#IndianHeritage #IndianMythology #Art #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Religion #Histodons
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Ladies Playing #Chaupar (forerunner of #Chess which was invented in #India around 300 BC)
c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting in #Basohli #Jammu style from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh now at British Museum, London.
On #InternationalChessDay (20th July)
#IndianHistory #Mastodons #Art #Heritage #IndianHeritage #Paintings #Recreation #MastoArt #Himalayas #ArtOfTheDay #History
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Fear not, I am here!
c1725 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #HimachalPradesh or #Jammu #India sold by Sothebys on 28th Sept. 2024
#HanumanJanmotsav #HanumanJayanti2025
(Birth Anniversary of #Hindu Monkey-God Lord #Hanuman) is being celebrated today#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #HanumanChalisa #HanumanJayanti #Art #Religion #Hinduism #History #Heritage #artoftheday #MastoArt #Histodons
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In this c1750 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the #Himalayan #Punjab State of #Mankot #Ramkot (now in #Jammu #India) now at Government #Museum, #Chandigarh) a Nobleman checks out the #TrumpTariffs rollouts on the #LiberationDay (or Aberration Day?)
#ArtHistory #India #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #artoftheday #Painting #Himalayas #MastoArt #Histodons #Paintings #Economy #EconomicWarfare #Museums #StockMarketsCrash
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Born in 623 BCE in #Lumbini #Nepal this day (Buddha Purnima) is being commemorated today as the Birth Anniversary of Siddhartha Gautam, founder of #Buddhism
This 11th century #PalaDynasty Silver Inlaid Copper Alloy Figure of Crowned #Buddha was sold by Bonhams for an astonishing $1,245,100 on 20th March 2024
The Palas were a medieval kingdom with their capital at #Bihar and covered present day #Bengal #India & #Bangladesh
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Today is #Navroz2023 #PersianNewYear an ancient non #Islamic #Festival still celebrated in #Iran with fervor.
As most of the followers of #Zoroastrian #Religion live in #Mumbai #Bombay #India it is also celebrated here with a public #Holiday to enable #Parsees (as they are known here) to celebrate the #Festival
This c1620 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by Manohar II of #Navroz Darbar of #Mughal Emperor #Jahangir from Cary Welch collection now at #Harvard Library
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Happy #Nowruz #Persian #NewYear
#Nauroz marks the beginning of #Spring & is celebrated by #Zoroastrian people of #India #Iran #Pakistan & #CentralAsia
Zoroastrians are known as #Parsees
The old name of Iran i.e. #Persia is derived from this pre-Islamic #Religion of Central AsiaThis c1650 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt #Painting from #Agra is now at Institute of Oriental Studies at St. Petersburg #Russia
#Art #IndianHeritage #History #IndianCulture #Mughal #SpringTime #Heritage