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  1. '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.

  2. 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

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory

  3. #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

  4. An idealized c1600 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Delhi or #Agra #UttarPradesh of #Babur reading a #Book on #WorldBookDay

    Babur was the 1st #Mughal emperor of #India & founder of the #MughalEmpire

    This #Painting is now at British #Museum #London

    This popular painting appears multiple times even now, in articles, on book covers etc

    Inscribed 'Shah Babur' in #Nastaliq script in margins

    #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughals #History

  5. An idealized c1600 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Delhi or #Agra #UttarPradesh of #Babur reading a #Book on #WorldBookDay

    Babur was the 1st #Mughal emperor of #India & founder of the #MughalEmpire

    This #Painting is now at British #Museum #London

    This popular painting appears multiple times even now, in articles, on book covers etc

    Inscribed 'Shah Babur' in #Nastaliq script in margins

    #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughals #History

  6. '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

  7. #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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Why a man should be a #Spiderman

    'A Prince Climbing to his Betrothed'

    This poor Prince has to use a knotted rope to Climb to his Betrothed in this c1775 AD #Indian Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting probably from #Lucknow #Awadh or #Farrukhabad #UttarPradesh #India to be auctioned by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
    Estimate: US$ 30,000-50,000.

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughal #IndianHistory #Paintings #Mughals #History #Heritage #Painting #IndianCulture

  11. Why a man should be a #Spiderman

    'A Prince Climbing to his Betrothed'

    This poor Prince has to use a knotted rope to Climb to his Betrothed in this c1775 AD #Indian Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting probably from #Lucknow #Awadh or #Farrukhabad #UttarPradesh #India to be auctioned by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
    Estimate: US$ 30,000-50,000.

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughal #IndianHistory #Paintings #Mughals #History #Heritage #Painting #IndianCulture

  12. Why a man should be a #Spiderman

    'A Prince Climbing to his Betrothed'

    This poor Prince has to use a knotted rope to Climb to his Betrothed in this c1775 AD #Indian Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting probably from #Lucknow #Awadh or #Farrukhabad #UttarPradesh #India to be auctioned by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
    Estimate: US$ 30,000-50,000.

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Mughal #IndianHistory #Paintings #Mughals #History #Heritage #Painting #IndianCulture