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'Lady at a Bath'.
c1725 AD #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bundi #Rajasthan #India on a Christie's sale.
A lady stands on the edge of a pool partially draped in an orange translucent robe as her female attendant washes her legs.
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #art #paintings #history #heritage #mastoart #painting #IndianCulture #IndianMiniaturePaintings
Good morning @pvonhellermannn and everyone else.
Have a great day ahead.
The 2nd album of 32 folios of #Mughals #IndianMiniaturePaintings mostly from #Deccan #India at Soane #Museum is Lord Berwick's Album bought by Sir John Soane on 7th August 1827 for 5 Guineas
From that album comes this c1760 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting of 'Mulla Dopiaza', the celebrated #Mughal ruler #Akbar 's humourist.
The witty Mulla Do-Piyaza is considered to be fictional
Dopiaza means 2 Onions, he & his turban were onion shaped! #BodyShaming
Today is #WorldMusicDay #MusicDay
So, here is a c1650 AD portrait of musician Tansen (Ramtanu Pandey) one of the 'Navrattans' or 9 gems or 9 accomplished courtiers of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar
He is the creator of many 'Ragas'of #IndianClassicalMusic
This #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at National #Museum at #NewDelhi #India
#Art #Painting #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Music #History #Heritage #Museums #Delhi #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #MusicProduction
You see, that Star up there, that is my Father!
Deeply remembering my father on this #fathersday today with this lovely c1780 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kishangarh #Rajasthan #India now at #Harvard #Art #Museum
'Radha & #Krishna on a Terrace'.
#MastoArt #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Museums #Paintings #IndianCulture #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Painting #Celebration #RememberanceDay #IndianReligion #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianMythology
Finally a deluge of #Mangoes in #Delhi #NewDelhi markets.
In this c1657 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Ashmolean #Museum Ali Adil Shah II, Sultan of #Bijapur #Deccan #India sits under a #Mango #Tree possibly with his General Afzal Khan reporting on the availability of the fruit in the market #JustKidding
#Art #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Paintings #IndianHertitage #Museums #Painting #History #Heritage #Indian #Fruit #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #Food #Trees #DelhiNCR
#Delhi is baking at almost 45°c. Temperatures in #London & many other cities in #Europe also are now over 30°c.
Venturing out in direct sun causes a medical condition known as #NoseBleed shown here in this c1700 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the #Punjab Hills #India now at Bhuri Singh #Museum of #Chamba #HimachalPradesh
Take precautions friends. Venture out only if necessary.
#Art #IndianHistory #IndianHertitage #Paintings #MastoArt #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Painting #Heritage
Why are Saturdays so unsteady? Err I mean, why am I so unsteady on Saturdays? Maybe weekdays are too long!
Anyway, I made it back home without issues.
c1700 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting (details) from #Hyderabad #Deccan #India now at Jagdish Mittal Collection (#Museum)
'An unsteady lady is assisted by her companions'.
#Art #Paintings #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Painting #History #IndianHistory #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Saturday #Entertainme
'Radha & Cow-girls Swooning at Lord #Krishna 's Flute'.
c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Punjab Hills now in #HimachalPradesh #India
This #Painting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum UK.
Centuries later, similar scenes were witnessed when 'The Beatles' used to perform at #Music concerts.
#IndianHertitage #Art #Paintings #MastoArt #Museums #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Himalayas #Heritage #History #IndianCulture #IndianMiniaturePaintings
'A Royal Lady Stands beneath a Flowering Tree'.
c1780 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Nikka of #Chamba #Punjab Hills.
Now at Jagdish Mittal collection at #Hyderabad
Nikka was the son of master artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh and is known as the Leonardo da Vinci of #India
#Art #Museums #IndianHertitage #IndianHistory #Himalayas #Paintings #MastoArt #Heritage #History #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Museum #Trees #Flowers #Nature #IndianCulture
Lord #Shiva Tests His Archery Skills while Riding the Nandi Bull.
This astounding c1825 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler or #Chamba #HimachalPradesh is now at the #Indian #Museum at #Kolkata #Calcutta #Bengal
#India #Punjab Hill State #IndianHertitage #IndianMythology #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Paintings #Museums #IndianMiniaturePaintings #History #Heritage #Himalayas #Himalayan #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Painting #IndianCulture #IndianReligion #IndianReligions
Oh, I am so proud of my lady.
I spied on her feeding her pet #Parrot in this blistering #Delhi heat.
Great job well done!
Inspiring others with this c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra ex #Punjab #Himalayan Hill State now in #HimachalPradesh #India
#Art #IndianCulture #MastoArt #Painting #IndianHertitage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Himalayas #IndianHistory #Paintings #History #Heritage #DelhiHeat #DelhiWeather #Summer #Birds #Animals #NewDelhi #DelhiNCR #Nayika #Bird #Fauna
#WorldEnvironmentDay
This year's theme is #SayNoToPlastic #PlasticFreeWorld.
Not a difficult task to achieve. So, let's try atleast.
c1760 AD Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow or #Faizabad #Awadh #India sold by Sotheby's on 22 April 2015.
'A Prince Receiving Water from Village Girls at a Water-Well'.
#MastoArt #Paintings #IndianHertitage #IndianHistory #Mughal #Painting #Art #History #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings
#Environment #EnvironmentDay #MughalEmpire
'Two Dancers'.
c1800 AD #Rajput #Rajasthan #IndianMiniaturePainting (also looks like a #Pahari #Painting from #HimachalPradesh ) now at a private collection.
#India #Art #IndianHertitage #MastoArt #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #History #Weekend #Entertainment #Dance #Music #IndianCulture
When the Cupid strikes!
Love's in the air.
c1750 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Delhi or #Lucknow #Awadh #India sold by Bonhams on 26th May 2023 for £3500.
'A Princess seated on a Terrace with Companions & Attendants Contemplating a Portrait of her Beloved, Cupid in the Sky above'
#MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #Museum #Paintings #IndianHistory #MughalEmpire #Painting #Mughals #Heritage #History #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #Romance #Love #Cupid #Mythology #Museums
Despite the heavy #DelhiRains an Abhisarika #Nayika goes out to meet her lover in the forest at night.
c1780 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Punjab Hills at Bhuri Singh #Museum #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India
#Art #IndianHertitage #MastoArt #Paintings #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #History #Himalayan #Himalayas #Religion #Hinduism #IndianMythology #DelhiWeather #DelhiRain #NewDelhi #DelhiWeather #Climate #ClimateChange #Museums
'A #Himalayan Cheer Pheasant'.
c1620 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Mansur now at Victoria & Albert #Museum.
Mansur worked at the royal library at #Delhi & #Agra #UttarPradesh under the #Mughal rulers #Akbar & #Jahangir
He was one of the finest #Wildlife #Artist of #India
#IndianHertitage #IndianHistory #BirdsOfIndia #MastoArt #Art #Himalayas #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Birds #History #Heritage #Bird #MughalEmpire #Museums #FloraAndFauna #Fauna
It is so hot in #Delhi right now. The temperature is at 45°c, real feel being 50°c.
I am missing being out in the open like these 'Women in a Garden' #MughalArt
c1775 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow or #Faizabad #Awadh or #Murshidabad #Bengal sold by Sotheby's.
#India #DelhiHeatWave #NewDelhi #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #History #HeatWave #Weather #Entertainment #Mughals #MughalEmpire #DelhiNCR
Today is #WorldTortoiseDay
So, this c1780 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from Machilipatnam in #Deccan #SouthIndia now at Victoria & Albert #Museum London.
This #Painting from #IndianMythology depicts 'Kurma', the second #Avatar of #Hindu God #Vishnu in form of a #Tortoise emerging from its mouth in form of a deity.
#India #AncientIndia #Religion #Hinduism #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #History #Paintings #IndianHistory #Museums #IndianCulture #IndianMiniaturePaintings
'A Maiden in a Solitary Contemplation beneath a #Tree by a Stream'.
What a lovely setting, a lovely place to contemplate!
c1775 AD #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bikaner #Rajasthan on Bonhams online auction ending on 26 May 2023.
Estimate: £3,000-5,000.
#India #Art #IndianHertitage #MastoArt #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Painting #IndianCulture #Rajasthani #Flora #Flowers #Trees #Nature #Indian #Outdoors
On #InternationalTeaDay
Prince Dara Shikoh with his Consort enjoy a cup of #Tea on a Palace Terrace.
Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of #Mughal ruler #ShahJahan
This c1633 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from#Agra #Lucknow #Awadh or #Delhi by artist Balchand is now at #Museum of Fine #Art Boston USA.
#India #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Museums #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #Painting #History #MughalEmpire #Mughals
A Pensive Courtesan finds her #Cat on a #Caturday
And so I #Toot this c1840 AD #Rajput
#Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jaipur #Rajasthan #India which is now on Bonhams online auction ending on 26 May 2023.
The low estimate (£500) reflects the average quality of this #Painting
#IndianHertitage #MastoCats #Art #IndianHistory #Paintings #MastoArt #Heritage #History #Cats #Animals #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Women #CatWoman
One of the loveliest #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePaintings ever this c1825 AD #Painting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh #India is now at #Lahore #Museum #Pakistan
'Radha and God #Krishna Embracing in a Forest'.
Minimal use of colours yet evocative!
#IndianMiniaturePainting #MastoArt #Paintings #Museums
#IndianHertitage #IndianHistory
#IndianCulture & #Art of #Indian #Himalayan #Punjab Hill States
Women take so long to get dressed!
Hours in front of a mirror & a #Huqqa in hand!
c1775 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Painting by artist Fattu, the son of master artist #Nainsukh of #Guler of the #Punjab #Himalayan State, now #HimachalPradesh State of #India
'A Maiden Gazes at her Reflection in a Mirror'.
Now at the Jagdish Mittal collection at #Hyderabad
#MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #Museums #History #Museum
#InternationalDayOfFamilies (#Celebrated on May 15 every year).
A Husband Begging for Forgiveness from his Wife who is Amused by her son's Antics and can't Stay Angry with him.
c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Himalayan #Punjab State (now #HimachalPradesh State) of #India & now at James Ivory collection.
#Art #IndianHertitage #Painting #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture
#FamilyDay mandated by #UnitedNations
'A Maiden offers a shot of #Tequila to her companion'.
c1780 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow #Awadh of present day #UttarPradesh State of #NorthIndia from the Douce Album now at Bodleian #Museum of the University of #Oxford #GreatBritain
#India #MsatoArt #IndianHertitage #Art #IndianHistory #Mughal #MughalEmpire #Painting #History #Heritage #Mughals #Paintings #Entertainment #Museums #WineAndDine #Indian #IndianMiniaturePaintings
#SufiThursday
'A Group of Learned Men under a Tree ' possibly with a #Sufi Saint
c1650 unrecorded #MughalArt from #Agra or #Lucknow (?) #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar Album (called so as it was in his possession) was sold by Sotheby's on 21 March 2012 ($ 15,000-20,000).
#India #Mughal #IndianHistory #IndianHertitage #Art #MastoArt #IndianCulture #Mughals #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughal #History #Heritage #Sufism #Religion #Islam #Paintings #Iran #Persia
'A Maiden with her Aged Governess at an Arched Doorway'.
This c1800 AD Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow #Awadh #UttarPradesh #India will be auctioned by Bonhams on 23 May 2023.
Estimate: £4,000-6,000.
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Claus Virch of #Indian #Paintings
#Art #Painting #IndianHeritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughals #MastoArt #Mughal #IndianCulture #History #Heritage
#SaturdayVibes #SaturdayMotivation
'A Nobleman Entertained in a Harem'.
c1610 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting probably from#Jaipur (Amber) #Rajasthan #India to be auctioned by Bonhams on 23 May 2023.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #Paintings #MughalArt #Mughals #IndianCulture #History #Heritage #Painting
So, it was the Brave #Cat that found the #Snake Lurking in the Palace Garden.
Therefore, the Brave Cat deserves a #Caturday
And, a #Toot too!
c1770 AD Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Mir Kalan Khan of #Lucknow or #Faizabad #Awadh #UttarPradesh #India now at British Library #London
#MastoArt #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoCats #Cats #Animals #Heritage #History #MastoCat #Animal #Mughal #Mughals #Painting #Paintings #Reptiles
So, dear #Journalism friends, today is #WorldPressFreedomDay
May you write as fearlessly & as freely, just as this 'Patar Lekhni (Letter Writing) #Nayika on a Terrace with an Elderly Female Attendant'.
c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Punjab Hill State of present day #HimachalPradesh now at Harvard #Art #Museum USA.
#India #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Museums #IndianCulture #PressFreedom #MastoArt
Un-seasonal heavy #DelhiRains have put life out of gear in #Delhi #NewDelhi #DelhiNCR
One cannot step outside & there is not much to do except pose for #Photography, holding a Rose & doing nothing!
Like this lady in this c1750 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Punjab Hill State of the #Himalayan #HimachalPradesh #India now at British #Museum #London
'A Lady Holding a Red #Flower
#Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #MastoArt #Heritage
#MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay #LabourDay
'Washing Kashmiri Shawls'.
c1870 AD #Sikh style #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Amritsar #Punjab #India now at Grosvenor Gallery of #Art #London
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #MastoArt #IndianHeritage #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #Painting #History #JammuAndKashmir #Jammu #Kashmir #Crafts #Celebration #IndianCulture #Workers #Labour #ArtsAndCraft #Carpets
Friends, today is:
#InternationalDanceDay #WorldDanceDay
So, Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu (#Himalayan #Punjab State) #India Watches a #DancePerformance by a Male Dressed as a Female.
This c1750 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is by #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh & now at Victoria & Albert #Museum London.
#Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Himalayas #Paintings #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Artwork #MastoArt
In the News today, a #GeographicalIndicatorTag #GITag has been given to #Basohli #Paintings from the #Himalayan region of #Jammu & #Kathua #India
It is a matter of great pride and joy for connoisseurs of #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePaintings
c1700 AD #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli of 'Bhamararananda Raga' #IndianClassicalMusic #Painting
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #JammuAndKashmir #HimachalPradesh #Himalayas #MastoArt #Heritage #Indian #History
So, on a #Caturday today this #Mural on #Cats from a street in #BuenosAires in #Argentina
This time no #Cat #Toot from any #IndianMiniaturePaintings from #India
My sincere apologies.
Happy #AprilFoolsDay to all those celebrating today!
As for me, I am climbing & joining these 'Squirrels in a Plane Tree' and be there till End of the Day!
Here I am, in this 1610 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt by Mansur of #Agra & #Delhi, Court Artist to #Mughal rulers #Akbar & #Jahangir & now at India Office Records of the British Library #London
#India #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Mughals #Paintings #History #Animals #Painting #Flora
#aAprilFools
'Prince Muhammad Sa'id Hunting' with his Attendants Murad & Darvishi and a faithful #Saluki #Dog
While Sa'id is an unknown historical figure, the inscriptions identify his title as 'Naqshbandi' signifying this Nobleman as a leader of the #Sufi #Islamic tradition.
This 1715 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Deccan #India fetched $ 63,000 in Christie's auction on 22March 2023.
#IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #History #Paintings #DeccaniSchool #Painting
#Indian #Art is so beautiful.
And, #Paintings for all occasions & topics!
Like, the other day someone asked me to get him a Yo-yo. A sincere search made me realise that Yo-yos are not easily available these days.
This c1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Himalayan #Punjab is now at British #Museum
'Girl Playing with a Yo-yo'.
#India #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianCulture #Toys #Entertainment #History #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings
What a mess on #Delhi roads!
A sudden and unexpected thunderstorm during the evening office rush hour creates havoc on the roads.
#DelhiRain
In this c1775 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh / #Himalayan #Punjab Hills & now at British #Museum
'Girls Watch an Approaching Storm'.
#India #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Paintings #DelhiRains #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #NewDelhi #DelhiNCR #History #Heritage #Museums #Weather #Rain & #Thunderstorm
#IndianMiniaturePainting of the Sixth #Sikh Guru Gobind Singh (1575-1644)
#Guru Gobind Singh Ji is the founder of Akal Takht #GoldenTemple at #Amritsar #Punjab #India
He was also the first Guru to engage in warfare, taking on the #Mughal rulers of #Delhi
This c1850 AD #Pahari #Painting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh was auctioned by Christie's on 25th Oct 2016 for US$ 3500.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Indian #Religion #Sikhism #Paintings #History #héritage
The #Persian Poet Sa'dī may have gone to sleep under a #Mango Tree, listening to #Music in this c1710 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting #MughalArt now at British Library, London but I, given the opportunity, would have grabbed those Ripe #Mangoes first!
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #India #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Paintings #WorldPoetryDay #Painting #History #Heritage #IndianClassicalMusic #IndianFruit #Mughal #Mughals #Iran #Persia #Nowruz
Today is #WorldWaterDay & let's #Celebtate it.
'Water for Life'
So, I #Toot this c1680 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) #India of 'A Lady & a Prince at a Water-well', Illustrating the #Musical Mode Raga Kumbha from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) now at Ashmolean Museum.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianCulture #IndianHistory #JammuAndKashmir #Art #Paintings #Heritage #History #Painting #IndianClassicalMusic
'Court Ladies Meet a Yogini in Forest' on #InternationalDayOfForests
c1775 AD Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow or #Farrukhabad #Awadh #India sold by Christie's (19th Sept2002).
In #IndianMythology & #IndianCulture #Forests hold a special & a sacred place where Gods & Rishis dwell, as per #Hindu & #Buddhist #Mythology
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Mughal #Painting #Art #Heritage#History #Paintings #Mughals #Religion #Buddhism #Hinduism
Breaking:
The King of Fruits #Mango has made its yearly appearance in the markets of #Delhi
We crazy #SouthAsian people of #India #Pakistan #Bangladesh (even people of Middle East & South East Asia) wait so impatiently for this celestial occurrence!
This c1765 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from#Lucknow or #Murshidabad is by artist Hunhar II & now at Cleveland Museum of #Art
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #Bengal #UttarPradesh #Paintings #IndianHeritage #Painting #IndianHistory
#SpringTime
#Spring in the air. And, a lovely weather in #Delhi today.
Time to be outdoors and enjoy the lovely blossoms that have invaded #NewDelhi
This c1775 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bikaner #Rajasthan #India is on Christie's auction of 22 March 2023.
'An Orange Poppy #Flower'.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #Paintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #History #Heritage #FloweringSeason #Flowers #Recreation and #Entertainment #IndianCulture
Maharaja Ari Singh of #Udaipur #Mewar #Rajasthan Hunting in this 1763 AD dated #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting for auction by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
Estimate: US$ 25,000-35,000.
Ari Singh was responsible for explosion of #Painting activity to a point where he could no longer pay the artists, forcing many of them to leave for other professions.
#India #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #History #Heritage #IndianCulture #Animals
'Ladies in a Landscape'having a well deserved blast on #InternationalWomensDay2023 in this c1750 AD Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Farrukhabad #Awadh #UttarPradesh to be auctioned by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
Estimated: US$ 15,000-20,000.
#India
#WomensDay #IWD2023 #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Mughal #Art #Painting #History #Heritage #Paintings #Mughals #InternationalWomensDay @_L1vY_
What a day. 3 back to back #Festival s today.
1. #HoliFestival #Holi #HappyHoli
2. #ShabEBarat #Shab_e_Barat
3. #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDay
In this 1707 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by Bhavani Das of #Delhi & now at #DavidCollection #Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah on his Throne during an unknown #Celebration
This #Painting once belonged to #EastIndiaCompany #Bengal official Warren Hastings.
#India #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianFestival #Religion #Hindu #Hinduism #Islam
#HappyHoli2023 #HappyHoli #HoliFestival
Lord #Krishna Celebrates #Holi in this c1770 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh now at Cleveland Museum of #Art USA.
#India #IndianFestival #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Paintings #IndianMythology #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Religion #Hindu #Painting #Hinduism #Festival #Celebration #Himalayas
'Rawat Gokul Das of #Devgarh near #Udaipur in #Mewar #Rajasthan Celebrating #Holi in the #Zenana'.
This exceptional 1808 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting was sold by Bonhams on 19th March 2012 for an astounding US$ 302,500!
#India #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #Art #Painting #IndianFestival #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Paintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #AncientIndia #Heritage #History #Festival #HappyHoli2023 #Celebration with #Colors
As usual, '#Cat Thief' returns on a #Caturday to torment the lady by running away with her Green #Parrot
An illustration to a c1815 AD Nayika series.
#IndianMiniaturePainting #Pahari #Painting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) #India now at Rob Dean, #Art dealers of #UnitedKingdom
This scene remains popular in various centres of #Indian #Paintings since 1700's AD.
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianMythology #History #Heritage #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
An outstanding c1645 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting with #Mughal influence of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan #India & his #African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan
This #Painting from Howard Hodgkin collection now at Ashmolean Museum #UnitedKingdom is as much a Portrait of a Prized Royal #Elephant as of its Distinguished Riders.
#AfricansInIndia #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #DeccaniSchool of #Art
#History #Heritage #Animals #IndianCulture
Since it is a #Caturday
The #Cat and Woman chase continues.
And so does my #Toot
In this c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills), #India from the John C & Susan L Huntington collection sold by Christie's 'A Lady Chases a Cat' who is running away with her Green #Parrot leaving behind an empty cage.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianCulture #Art #Paintings #Heritage #History #IndianHistory #Bird #Animals #CatsOfMastodon #Painting
'Two Women Conversing at a Window'.
(Possibly discussing & admiring my #Toots & #Tweets).
c1775 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #Painting from #Jaipur #Rajasthan now at Harvard #Art Museums USA.
This #Mughal style painting was gifted to the #Museum by John Kenneth Galbraith the Canadian American Economist and a former US Ambassador to #India
#IndianHeritage #IndianCulture #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #History #MastodonArt #MastodonIndia #Mastodon #Tootfic
A lovely c1830 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Garhwal #UttraKhand (ex #Punjab Hill State) of 'A Prince and his Consort Entertained with a Nautch (#DancePerformance) #Painting on Christie's auction of 23rd March 2022 for US$ 20,000-30,000.
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