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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

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

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

#HappyChristmas

This c1750 CE #MughalArt from #Agra #India now at British Library (London) depicts a scene from the Nativity

The Virgin Mary is seen holding the infant #Jesus in a #Christian theme blending with the local Indian styles of the #Mughal grandeur

#MerryChristmas to all those celebrating today

#IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #History #IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianHistory #artoftheday #Heritage #Art #Painting #MastoArt #Histodons #Religion #Christanity #Celebration #JesusChrist

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

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

This 1876 CE #Painting by the Russian artist Vasily Vasilyevich Vereschagin of the Pearl Mosque (#MotiMasjid) at #RedFort #Delhi #India (built in 1663 CE by the #Mughal ruler #Aurangzeb) was de-accessioned by #Museun of Fine Arts, Boston & sold by Sothebys in 2011 for $3.1 Million

#EidMubarak #EidUlFitr #happyeidmubarak #eidulfitr2025

#IndianHistory #ArtHistory #History #IndianHeritage #Heritage #Art #artoftheday #MastoArt #Art #Histodons #Artist #Paintings

#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

A good-natured pandemonium breaks loose in the Zenana during the festival of #Holi, the #Hindu Festival of Colours

A princess stands watching behind the crowd, identifiable by her red Halo

(I too would be doing the disappearing act!)

c1800 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Rajasthan, #India (Property of Cleveland #Museum of #Art) sold by Sothebys (March 15, 2017)

#HappyHoli

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #Histodons #Celebrations #Festival #Hinduism #History #Heritage #IndianHistory

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 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

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

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

Eastern Gate of #JamaMasjid at #Delhi

Built by the #Mughal ruler #ShahJahan between 1644-1658 CE, Jama Masjid is the largest Mosque in #India

From Plate 1 of the first set of Thomas Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery' printed in 1795 CE, now at British Library, London.

#EidMubarak #EidUlAdha to all those celebrating #Eid today

#BritishInIndia #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #History #Art #Artist #Paintings #IndianHistory #Mastodons #ArtHistory #Heritage #MughalMonuments #Painting #Religion #Islam

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

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

#Delhi sizzles at over 45°c today.
It is too hot to go out for a smoke.
So, this Lady with a #Huqqa stands in a Window to enjoy a smoke.

This c1780 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh / #Punjab Hills from the collection of Toby Falk was auctioned by Christie's Inc on 27th Oct, 2023 for £1890

#Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #HeritageOfIndia #HookahTime #Artist #artoftheday #MastoArt #Histodons #Entertainment #Paintings #India

My #Mother & Me in 1820 CE (ha!)

'A Woman in Red with a Child who holds a Now

This #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh from the #EdwinBinney3rd collection is now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA

This #Painting is by #Artist Chhajju, who was the grandson of #Nainsukh of #Guler popularly known as Leonardo da Vinci of #India

Happy #MothersDay to everyone
#happymothersday #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Heritage #Entertainment #Paintings

Radha & #Hindu God #Krishna meet in secret at night in a roof-top garden pavilion

From a 'Baramasa' series

Baramasa (12 months) is a subject that illustrates the sensitive emotions of lovers depicted in a cycle of poems describing months of the year

This c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Garhwal will be on Bonhams auction on May 21, estimate £8000

#IndianHeritage #Art #Artist #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Religion #Hinduism #IndianHistory #Heritage

'Vaitaliki Vidya' is the gentle art of waking up the master in the morning with #Music

Water bucket or alarm clock not required!

This c1680 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianClassicalMusic from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh is now at Ashmolean #Museum UK

#BasohliMiniaturePaintings #Art #Artist #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #Museums #Paintings #IndianHeritage #Musician #Painting

'Dancing Villagers' on #InternationalDanceDay

April 29th is celebrated as International Dance Day

This c1730 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is by #Artist Pandit Seu (1680-1740) of #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Himalayan #Punjab)
Pandit Seu was the father of the famous artists #Manaku & #Nainsukh

This #Painting is now at #LACMA Los Angeles County #Museum of #Art USA

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums #History #Heritage #Paintings #Dance #Entertainment #Himalayas

My #Uber driver waits for me while I rush to get ready. I am late again, as usual.

'The Elephant & Rider'

c1640 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting of an #Elephant from the Royal Stables of the #Mughal ruler #ShahJahan

On view at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA exhibition of "The Howard Hodgkin Collection of #Indian Court #Paintings" (owner of this #MughalArt is @AshmoleanMuseum)

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

Oh, have I been able to wash off the #Holi colours off my face after a wild #HoliCelebration?

A Vilaval #Ragini from an 18th century #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Sirohi #Rajasthan #India seems to wonder in this #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #Painting from the Toby Falk collection sold by Christies Inc. on 27th Oct 2023

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #Histodons #History #Art #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #MastoArt #Artist #Festival #Celebration #HoliFestival

#HappyHoli

c1750 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jodhpur #Marwar #Rajasthan #India now at Los Angeles Country #Museum of #Art

'Radha & Lord #Krishna celebrating the #HoliFestival with Companions'

Happy #Holi2024 everyone

#Holi is the #Hindu #Sikh & #Jain #Festival of Colours & is now also very popular in the Western World due to its #Celebration being very vibrant

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianCulture #Religion #Hinduism #Paintings

Radha & #Hindu God Lord #Krishna celebrating the #HoliFestival in this c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bilaspur #HimachalPradesh now at Cleveland #Museum of #Art USA

Happy #Holi to all those celebrating.

(As for me, I am hibernating as usual)

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #Histodons #History #Artist #MastoArt #Museums #Painting #Hinduism #Religion #India #Festival #Celebration

Prince & a Woman

c1700 CE #Pahari #Painting from #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh illustrates romantic mood of the Kusuma #Raga #IndianClassicalMusic depicting an encounter between a princely man & woman, the overtly sexual imagery conveyed by the bow of stringed flowers with a lotus-bud tipped arrow aimed at the coy woman

Now on view at The Met #Museum of #Art exhibition 'Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Colln. of #Indian Court #Paintings

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage #Artist #Histodons

#Raga #Chandra The Moon God

c1680 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli in #Jammu or #Nurpur in #HimachalPradesh (both erstwhile #Himalayan #Punjab Hill States)

In #Hinduism #IndianMythology Moon has a special place.
Even our recent #MoonLanding is named #Chandrayaan (Moon Vehicle)

Such #Paintings from #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) uniquely depict #IndianClassicalMusic in #Art forms

#GoodNight

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #Music

Today #India celebrates #Mahashivratri #Festival, which is the day when #Hindu God #Shiva got married to Goddess Parvati

From the workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1790 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra of Natanarayana #Raga will be on view from 20 Sept 2024 at #Museum Rietberg's exhibition '#Ragamala: Images for all Senses' #IndianClassicalMusic

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianMythology #Hinduism #Art

A Lady on a Swing

#GoodMorning everyone from #Delhi
A very pleasant morning as #DelhiRains

This c1800 CE delicately executed #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Punjab Hills is in the style typical of 2nd generation #Artist from the #Nainsukh & #Manaku family from #Guler #HimachalPradesh

This #Painting from the collection of Toby Falk was sold by Christies for £18,900 on 27th Oct 2023.

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Histodons #History #Heritage #Art #MastoArt #Spring #India

Attendants at an Imperial Durbar

c1645 CE fragment of a double-page #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Artist Hunhar & related to the 'Padshahnama' (Chronicle of the #Mughal emperor #ShahJahan) from the collection of Howard Hodgkin now at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art & on display at their exhibition 'Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of #Indian Court #Paintings' till 9th June 2024

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Histodons #TheMet

Bhakti Movement's Saint cum Poet Guru Ravidas (1267-1335 AD) at work as a Shoemaker

#Ravidas greatly influenced the #Sikh #Religion & his compositions are found in the #GuruGranthSahib the holy book of #Sikhism

c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master #Artist of 1st generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

#RavidasJayanti #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons
#Punjab Hill State #India

As #Delhi pollution 'improves' from 'severe' to 'very poor' & Government has allowed plying of vehicles, its time for 'A Leisurely Ride' as in this c1740 CE #Pahari #Painting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of Mian Mukund Dev of #Jasrota #Jammu & his singer lady Amal

Mukund Dev is wearing a yellow robe in honour of the #Spring festival of Vasant

This #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Museums #Paintings #Heritage #History

Villagers gather around a Fire on a Winter Night.

The man in the centre appears to be Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu but is disputed by the late B N Goswamy, the world famous #Art historian.

c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Indian #Museum #Calcutta #Bengal

Today #India celebrates #Lohri to mark end of the #WinterSeason by sitting around a fire.

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Hindu & #Sikh #Festival

A lively study of an unruly elephant by a c1720-30 CE #Kota, #Rajasthan artist who has skillfully captured the energy, movement & the playful power of a rambunctious young #Elephant.

From the Edith & Cary Welch collection sold by Sotheby's on Oct 25.

This distinctive style is typical of 17-18th century artists of the Kota atelier.

#IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Heritage #History #Animals #Painting #Rajasthani #Art #Rajput #Paintings

From the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler (#Punjab Hills) #HimachalPradesh this c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of the 9th #Sikh Guru #TegBahadur ji from the Prahlad Bubbar collection.

On His martyrdom by beheading on this day (24th November) in 1675 CE at #Delhi on orders of the #Mughal ruler #Aurengzeb for his refusal to convert to Islam.

#IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianReligion #Sikhism #Religion #History #Heritage #Paintings #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #MastoArt

One of the earliest works by the celebrated #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of "Diwali Celebrations at a Court" is now at British #Museum

#Diwali comes from #Sanskrit 'Dipa' (Lamp) & 'Avali' (Rows).

Its celebration marks the beginning of the Indian #NewYear, Samvat 2080.

#IndianHeritage #History #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #Paintings #Museums #Painting #Punjab Hill State #Heritage #India

Maha Navmi is the day (yesterday) when Goddess #Durga who personifies the sum total of the powers of all male Gods combined defeated the Buffalo Demon Mahisha, marking end of the 9 day period of festival & fasting (Navaratri).
This c1710 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh now at Cleveland #Art #Museum depicts Durga slaying Mahisha

#IndianHeritage #Museums #Heritage #IndianMythology #Religion #Hinduism #Paintings #MastoArt #Hindu #Painting #IndianHistory #History

Since it is #Caturday today....
#CatLovers #CatsOfMastodon

'A Woman Restrains her #Cat from Attacking her pet Parrot'.

c1760 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bundi or Uniara, #Rajasthan, #India on the forthcoming Sotheby's sale of 25th October 2023.

#IndianHeritage #Paintings #Cats #Animals #Art #IndianHistory #History #Paintings #Heritage #CatLover #Rajasthani #Painting #ArtOfTheDay

'A #Musical Concert'.
c1650 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Guimet #Museum of #France
Last viewed at their exhibition 'Yoga: Ascetics, Yogis #Sufi' which ran from Feb to May 2022.

This #Painting is from the Ardeshir Album which originally contained #Paintings from the reign of #ShahJahan at #Agra and was assembled during the reign of Mohammad Shah Rangila (1719-48) at #Delhi

#IndianHeritage #Art #History #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Heritage #Music #IndianClassicalMusic #Culture

A rare & early #Rajput painting from #Bundi #Rajasthan now at Metropolitan #Museum of #Art (The MET) USA.

This c1680 AD #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting of a #Nayika 'Bathing & Ornamenting herself before her meeting with her Lover' is from a #Ragamala series (Garland of Melodies) titled 'Vilaval Ragini'.

#IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Heritage #History #Paintings #Museums #IndianHistory #Heritage #Music

#GoodMorning @pvonhellermannn and everyone else.
Have a great day ahead.

Maharaja Abhai Singh of #Marwar 'Watching Girls Swinging at the #TeejFestival

c1740 AD #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jodhpur #Rajasthan now at Cleveland #Museum of #Art USA

This #MonsoonFestival is being celebrated today
#Teej welcomes the #MonsoonSeason and in which, mostly women, of North #India & #Nepal #Dance Play #Music and Swing joyously

#IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianFestival #Museums #Paintings #History #Heritage #Culture #MastoArt #IndianHistory

@NicksWanderings

c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from Doris Wiener collection sold by Christie's for US$ 56,250
'Samyoga: #Love in Union: Radha & Lord #Krishna on a Swing'

The animated couple is observed by a group of frozen onlookers.
The contrast between the #Hindu God & His Lady and the onlookers is beautifully captured in this #Art by a master probably from the #Nainsukh family

#India #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #History #MastoArt #Heritage

Vaitaliki Vidya is the art of waking up the master early morning with #music.

c1780 AD #pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli in #jammu or #Nurpur in #HimachalPradesh now at Ashmolean #Museum

This #painting is from a #Himalayan #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies).

#india #IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #IndianHistory #art #museums #history #heritage #mastoart #paintings #

Good morning @pvonhellermannn and everyone.
Have a great day ahead.

#SufiThursday

'A Prince & Princess Visit a #Sufi Saint at Night'.

c1710 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Agra by artist Hashim sold by Christie's on 25 April 2013 for £22,500.

This #art is from 'Ardeshir Album' which contained many paintings from reign of #ShahJahan (1628-58) was probably assembled during the reign of #mughal ruler Mohammad Shah 'Rangila' & was dispersed in auction in the early 1970s.

#IndianHeritage #paintings #history #heritage #IndianHistory #religion #Islam

'A Lady at her Toilette'.

c1800 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting from #jodhpur #Mewar #rajasthan #India and now at Berndt #Museum of Anthropology (University of Western Australia).

Good morning @pvonhellermannn and everyone.
Have a great day ahead.

#IndianHeritage #art #IndianHistory #painting #IndianCulture #heritage #history #mastoart #museums #australia

Moon ji,

Our #spacecraft #chandrayaan3 has a successful lift-off.
It is in orbit. Our #spacemisson is on track
It will reach you on Aug. 23

The #rocket is a LVM3 M4 vehicle & not 'Rahu' which our ancient #IndianMythology sent to 'devour' you when he was starved!

He can be seen here, in this c1720 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Nurpur or #Guler #Punjab hills #HimachalPradesh & now at #Chandigarh #Museum #India

Regards,
India.

@pvonhellermannn #art #mastoart #IndianHeritage #Isro

#DelhiRains
At 126 millimetres, it is the wettest July-day in 20 years!
Floods, traffic jams, uprooted #Trees, electrocution deaths etc, #Delhi has it all (so much for calling #India a #G20 nation).

In this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum of Fine #Arts Boston 'Radha & #Krishna Shelter from the Storm'.

#Artist: 1st generation after #Manaku & #Nainsukh

#IndianHeritage #Hinduism #Religion #Art #IndianHistory #History #Heritage