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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
A Rajah with Courtiers and Attendants on a Palace Roof directing Servants in a Garden below.
c1790 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jaipur #Rajasthan from the collection of David Howard Maude-Roxby Montalto, the 14th Dike of Fragnito sold by Christies Inc. on May 21, 2026 for £ 48,640.
#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #History #Heritage #Painting #IndianHistory #India #Monsoon #DelhiRains #MastoArt #Histodons
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
#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
The mangoes hang in clusters, some still green, others glowing orange-yellow against the lush foliage. This scene of leisure and abundance suggests a moment suspended between earthly pleasure and the promise of coming rain.
What does the contrast between the women’s stillness and the ripening fruit reveal about the passage of time?
#IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt #ClevelandMuseumofArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.351
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
'Battle of the Kites'
c1760 CE exceptional #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting (style of Muhammad Faqirullah Khan) from #Farrukhabad #India from the personal collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan sold by Christie's on Oct 28, 2025 for £165,100
#IndianHeritage #History #ArtHistory #Paintings #Art #Heritage #IndianHistory #Festival #Entertainment #KiteFestival #artoftheday #Histodons #MastoArt
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 c1820 AD alluring & richly detailed #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Delhi or #Alwar of 'A Young Woman Reclining on a Carpet with a #Cat' from the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan was sold by Christie's on 28 Oct 2025 for £17,780
#Caturday
#IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #History #Art #Heritage #IndianHistory #Cats #Paintings #ArtOfTheDay #Histodons #MastoArt
A Family of Cheetahs in a Rocky Landscape'
This c1575 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to Basawan, a favourite #Artist of emperor #Akbar at #Agra from the collection of Prince & Princess Sarudin Aga Khan was sold by Christies on October 28 for a mind-blowing £10,245,000!
This evocative & highly expressed naturalism is a breathtaking #Painting & one of the most outstanding & unforgettable early #MughalArt
#ArtHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHeritage #History #IndianHistory
'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
Mythical Beasts with a Herd of #Elephants
This c1610 AD coloured-wash line drawing (#NimQalam) #IndianMiniaturePainting from the atelier of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar was bought by Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 1914 from Dr. A K Coomaraswamy for £50
Last viewed at 'The Great Mughals: #Art Architecture and Opulence' exhibition
#IndianHeritage #Painting #Heritage #History #MughalEmpire #IndianHistory #elephant #Animals #artoftheday #Histodons #MastoArt #Paintings
A splendid c1618 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting of Gujarati minor Rulers Rao Bharah & Jassa Ram now at Victoria and Albert #Museum London
When #Jahangirnama (Memoirs of the Mughal ruler #Jahangir) was being made, the #Mughal court was in #Ahmedabad giving #Artist #Bishandas the only opportunity (this was the only time he travelled outside his province) to study these two minor Rulers of #Gujarat!
#IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #Art #Histodons #MastoArt #Paintings
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
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
'A Woman in Red with a Child who Holds a Bow'
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
'Troops Attacking a Besieged City with a Hero Assaulting a Breach in the Walls'
This c1820 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Delhi will be on @bonhams1793 auction on 25th May 2025
#IndoPakWar #SayNoToWar #IndianArmy #PakistanArmy
#ArtHistory #Heritage #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #History #Painting #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
The Crucifixion of #JesusChrist
This c1590 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from the 'Small Clive Album' associated with Robert Clive, the 1st Baron of Plassey (1725-1774) was made for the #Mughal ruler #Jahangir while he was still a Prince living at #Lahore
This fabulous & high quality #Painting is now in the collection of Victoria and Albert #Museum London
#Art #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #Heritage #History #artoftheday #MastoArt #Histodons #MughalArt
#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