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  1. So, what we saw was that the recent #IndiaPakistanConflict was mainly intense during the nights

    Which brings me to this c1750 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Awadh #India on the forthcoming Bonhams sale of 22nd May, 2025

    'A Prince Defending a Maiden and a group of terrified Sadhus from a group of Hunters, perhaps Bhils, who approach a hermitage at night'

    #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Painting #History #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #MastoArt #Histodons

  2. 'An Indian Dancing Girl' from #Faizabad #Awadh with #Hookah

    1772 CE #Painting by #Artist Tilly Kettle, the first prominent British artist to operate in #India

    From the Paul Melon collection now at Yale Center for British #Art USA

    Now watching #HeeraMandi which premieres on #Netflix is the story of these 'Nautch Girls' & the struggle for #Indian Independence from the #British rule

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Paintings #BritishInIndia #Heritage #Histodons #History #Entertainment

  3. Today the #Islamic #Festival of #Ramadan or #Ramzan begins
    So, wishing #RamadanKareem or #RamzanMubarak to all those celebrating

    "Shah Alam the #Mughal ruler at #Delhi with sons at play & giving an audience to Muzaffir Diler Khan & another prince"

    c1730 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow or #Faizabad #Awadh #India on Bonhams sale on 20th March 2024 ($15,000)

    #Art #Painting #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #Muslim #Celebration

  4. An Amorous Encounter at a Well.

    This c1760 CE Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from from #Lucknow or #Faizabad in #Awadh #India will be on Bonhams sale on March 20, 2024, estimate $ 8,000-12,000.

    A popular subject in the 18th century probably inspired by the romantic lores of Shahid-Wafa & Mohana Rani-Chel Batao

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #Art #Painting #MastoArt #Paintings #IndianCulture #Romance #Stories #Entertainment

  5. On the Birth Anniversary (#GuruNanakJayanti) of #GuruNanak, founder of the #Sikh religion, this c1770 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow or #Faizabad #India now at the Asian #Art #Museum of #SanFrancisco (gift of the Kapani Collection).

    Born at #NankanaSahib (in present day #Pakistan) in 1469 CE, His gospel of 974 poetic hymns (Shabad) form the holy text book of the #Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.

    #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Sikhism #Religion #History #Heritage #Paintings #MastoArt