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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

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

'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

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

On Bonhams upcoming sale on May 21, this c1760 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to #Artist Fattu or a follower of #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of 'Lord #Krishna & Gopis (Cow-herders) Forcing their way out of the Mouth of the Snake-Demon Aghasura and Killing it'.

An illustration from the large #Basohli Bhagvata Puran.

Estimated price £100,000-150,000.

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMythology #Religion #Hinduism #IndianHistory #Hertage #History #MastoArt #Histodons

'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This c1600 CE hitherto unpublished #MughalArt from the atelier of the #Mughal emperor #Akbar and presently from the collection of Mary & Cheney Cowles was sold by Christie's on April 28, 2026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

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

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

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

#Ramnavami

#IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #Heritage #Art #Painting #Religion #Hinduism #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #MastoArt #Histodons

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

c1770 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh now on display at Nehru Gallery (Room no. 41) of Victoria and Albert Museum, London of 'Lord #Krishna & Radha Celebrating the #Holi Festival, Throwing Colors at one another'

#HappyHoli to all those celebrating Holi.

#FestivalOfColors #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #Painting #IndianMythology #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #Religion #Hinduism #Festival #HoliCelebration #MastoArt #Histodons

'Ladies with Fireworks on a Terrace'
c1730 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kishangarh #Rajasthan from the collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan to be auctioned by Christie's on 28th October, 2025, estimate £80,000-120,000.

#HappyDiwali (Festival of Lights) to all those celebrating today.

#Art #Diwali #Festival #Painting #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #indianmythology #IndianFestivals #ArtOfTheDay #History #Heritage #Religion #Hinduism #Histodons #MastoArt

A Couple (Lovers) Celebrating #Diwali (Festival of Lights) with Firecrackers.

c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra or #Mandi #HimachalPradesh and now at British Museum

#HappyDiwali to all those celebrating today

#FestivalsOfIndia #IndianHeritage #Religion #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #Hinduism #Paintings #Ramayana #Festival #ArtOfTheDay #MastoArt #Histodons

This c1790 ad #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh from the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler depicts the Musical Mode 'Natanarayan #Raga'

Now at Rietberg Museum, this was last displayed at their 2024 exhibition " #Ragamala : Images for all Seasons"

#shivratri2025
#Hindu God Lord #Shiva

#Hinduism #Religion #artoftheday #IndianHeritage #IndianFestivals #Art #Heritage #Paintings #History #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Himalayas

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

'A Woman in Red with a Child who Holds a Bow'

On #MothersDay2025

c1820 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Mandi #HimachalPradesh by #Artist Chajju which belonged to the #EdwinBinney collection & is now at the San Diego #Museum of #Art USA

#HappyMothersDay to all the Mothers

#IndianHeritage #Painting #Heritage #History #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #artoftheday #mothers #motherhood #mothersdayspecial #mothersday #MastoArt #Histodons

The Sothebys sale of 30th April 2025 presents a rare opportunity to acquire a c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting with exceptional provenance & exhibition history attributed to the celebrated #Pahari #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh

Estimate £40,000-60,000

'Raghunath Pathania, a Holy Man'

#IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Punjab Hills #India #Paintings

#Hindu God His wife Parvati & sons #Ganesh, Kartikeya and Nandi the Sacred Bull

c1745 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Victoria and Albert #Museum, London

Probably from the family workshop of #Nainsukh & #Manaku (?)

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Hinduism #IndianHistory #Art #IndianMythology #Painting #ArtOfTheDay #MastoArt #Histodons

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

A Sunday!
And, that time of the week to relax and be with the family

This c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hill State) #India of a 'Man Playing Piggy- back with his Child as his Amused Wife Looks Away' is now in the James Ivory collection

#Art #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #SundayVibes #IndianHeritage #History #sundayfunday #Sunday #Painting #Heritage #artoftheday #MastoArt #Histodons

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?)

#Tariffs of #Trump 🤕

#ArtHistory #India #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #artoftheday #Painting #Himalayas #MastoArt #Histodons #Paintings #Economy #EconomicWarfare #Museums #StockMarketsCrash

#Hindu Goddess #Durga fights the Bull Demon #Mahishasura as #Mahishasuramardini in this c1750 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Nainsukh #artist family)

#DurgaPuja #Navratri #ChaitraNavratri #HinduNewYear

Navratri ushers in the New Hindu Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year 2082 (also known as Vikram Samvat)

#ArtHistory #Celebrations #IndianHeritage #Hinduism #IndianHistory #artoftheday #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #IndianMythology

'The lightning is restless as it flashes in the turbulent clouds.
The peacocks announce the mating of earth & sky with their shrill cries.
All lovers meet in the month of Shravana- so then why forsake me my love?'

So goes the footnote to this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh #India on Bonhams auction of 20 March 2025

#HappyWomensDay2025 #WomensDay

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #Paintings #Himalayas

Agony of a Dejected Lover
( #Hindu God Lord #Krishna)

c1780 #Pahari folio from Gita Govinda attributed to a 1st Generation Master after #Artist #Nainsukh from #Kangra or #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India on Sothebys upcoming sale on 20th March 2025

Estimate £300,000-500,000

Composition based on #Raga Gujjari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

#IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianClassicalMusic #History #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #ArtHistory #Art #Painting #Hinduism #Religion

An #IndianMiniaturePainting so beautiful that it is someone's screen saver!

(It IS the famous #ArtHistory specialist William Dalrymple's)

#Hindu God Lord #Shiva tests His Archery Skills while riding the Nandi Bull

This astounding c1825 AD #Pahari #Painting from #Guler or #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India is now at Indian #Museum #Kolkata

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Religion #Hinduism #Himalayas #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #IndianMythology #Punjab Hill State #ArtOfTheDay

The Manifestation of Sadashiva

c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra now at Bhuri Singh Museum #Chamba #HimachalPradesh

The inscriptions identify the Heads of #Hindu Lord #Shiva as (l to r): Ishana, Tattvapurush, Sadyojata, Anghora & Vamadev of which Vamadev is more widely known worldwide as associated with Kama Sutra

Today is #Shivratri, His Wedding with Parvati

#Hinduism #Religion #IndianMythology #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History

Wishing everyone a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali

#Diwali2024 #Diwali #DiwaliSpecial #DiwaliCelebration #HappyDiwali #FestivalOfLights #IndianMiniaturePainting #FestiveSeason #India #Art #Heritage #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Histodons #History #IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #Entertainment #Celebrations #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #Pahari #Painting #Paintings

The Holy Family

#Hindu God Lord #Shiva and Parvati on Mount Kailash with infant #Ganesha on #GaneshChaturthi (Birth of Lord Ganesha)
The Nandi Bull stands behind them

c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #HimachalPradesh #India on Sothebys auction (17th March 2015)

#GaneshaFestival #ArtHistory #Hinduism #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Painting #artoftheday #History #Heritage #Religion #IndianMythology #Festival #MastoArt #Histodons #Entertainment #Paintings

Vinesh Phogat aims for Gold at #Paris2024 #Paris2024Olympic but gets disqualified as she's found to be 100 grams overweight!

'Wrestlers', c1680 CE Raga Malava #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) now at Ashmolean #Museum UK

#VineshPhogat #olympics2024 #Wrestling #IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Art #Painting #artoftheday #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Music #Entertainment #ArtHistory

The excessively heavy rains during the past couple of days have washed away many roads in the #Himalayan State of #HimachalPradesh #India making it difficult to travel by road

So, this person in a basket is being raised towards a cliff-top village in this 19th century #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Cary Welch collection sold by Sotheby's on 31st May, 2011

#IndianHeritage #Paintings #Art #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Himalayas #MastoArt #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Histodons

Courtly Ladies (12) & a Child Gather at a Fountain in a Lush Landscape in this c1770 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Farrukhabad #Awadh #India now at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA
#TheMet

A Tree with Ripened #Mango Fruit (the King of Fruits) can be seen on the right

#IndianHeritage #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Histodons #Painting #Heritage #History #ArtHistory #Artist #artoftheday #Paintings #Entertainment #LeisureTime

Gambhira #Raga

(Not navigating the rain-water logged roads in #Delhi after the #DelhiRains)

From a c1790 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master of the first Generation of #Artist after #Manaku & #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh from the “Second Guler Ragamala series” now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #artoftheday #IndianClassicalMusic #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums

Finally #DelhiRains & some respite from the sweltering heat (humidity continues to be very high)

In this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the large #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Basohli #Jammu Bhagavata Purana attributed to #artist of 1st Generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku 'Lord #Krishna & Gopies Shelter from a Storm'

Sold by Christie's on March 20 for $50,500

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Hinduism #climatechange #Histodons #MastoArt #climatecrisis #paintings #ArtHistory

On my birthday today I got many gifts

But, not the White Hawk which is being presented here by two courtiers to a seated Raja in this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Punjab Hills #Jammu sold by Lyonand Turnbull on June 12 for £47,701 (Mildred Archer collection)

#IndianHeritage #Art #Artist #Painting #Heritage #IndianHistory #History #Mastoart #Paintings #Mastodons #arthistory #Celebration #BirthDay

Happy #FathersDay to me & all other Fathers on #Mastodon

So, this lovely c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of Raja Goverdhan Chand of #Guler #HimachalPradesh with his Daughter by #Artist #Nainsukh & now at #Chandigarh #Museum & #Art Gallery

#IndianHeritage #Painting #Entertainment #Celebration #IndianHistory #Heritage #MastoArt #Histodons #History #ArtHistory #Paintings #Museums #Punjab #Himalayas

So, many coalition political parties in #India are not happy with the distribution of the #Cabinet Portfolios & are discussing the matter with the new Government here in this c1680 CE #Pahari Shangri II #Ramayana #IndianMiniaturePainting from Bahu, #Jammu now at The Metropolitan #Museum (on loan from National Museum, #NewDelhi)
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#Art #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #History #Heritage #Paintings #Museums #Religion #Hinduism #Painting #Politics

Family time on a #Sunday

A man plays Piggy-back with his child as his amused wife looks away, probably thinking 'Boys will be Boys'

This c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh is now in the James Ivory collection
Kangra is a former #Punjab Hill Princely State located in the #Himalayas

#SundayVibes #IndianHeritage #Art #Artist #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #Paintings #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #History #Entertainment #Painting

Lord #Krishna & the Cow Herders Return on Cow-dust on a #WorldMilkDay in this c1775 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra (#Punjab Princely Hill State) attributed to the #Artist #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India

This #Painting is from a Bhagavata Purana series now at Harvard Art #Museum, USA

#Art #Heritage #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Paintings #Museums #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #IndianMythology #Literature

As the #Delhi Heat Wave continues with temperatures close to 50°c, drinking Beer may not be the solution, @up but yes, 'Lassi' (Butter Milk) may be.

In this c1825 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum #Chamba #HimachalPradesh a 'Woman Churns Curd' to make Butter Milk

The Churning sound is compared to the #IndianClassicalMusic mode #Raga 'Ragaputra Sarang'

#Artist #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #Indianheritage #History #Painting #Heritage

As the #DelhiHeatWave shows no sign of abetting with the temperature in #Delhi crossing an astonishing 52°c yesterday, 'Nose-Bleed' becomes common for those who are working outdoors like in this c1700 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum, #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India

Stay hydrated friends, after all, what a good can of beer is for?

#Art #Artist #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #history #MastoArt #Histodons #ClimateChange #climatecrisis #Paintings

#Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

#Hindu Goddess Saraswati is a pan #India Goddess of Knowledge, Wealth, #Music, Flowing Water, #Art Speach, Wisdom & Learning and is worshipped in #Hinduism #Buddhism and #Jainism #Religion

In #Japan, She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten, whose worship arrived there in the 6th century from #China & is depicted in this c1400 AD silk #Painting from Galerie Zacke, Austria

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage#History #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #HinduismAbroad #IndianMythology

#BasantPanchami (yesterday) is also celebrated as #SaraswatiPuja in #India
for worship of #Saraswati the Goddess of Knowledge, by #Hindus #Jains & #Buddhists
Dressed in White & holding the Veena #MusicalInstrument She is known as #Benzaiten or #Benten in #Japan whose worship of Her arrived there in the 6th century from #China

This c1400 AD Silk #Painting is from Galerie Zacke #Austria

#AncientIndia #Religions #Hinduism #Buddhism #Jainism #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #History