#mughal — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mughal, aggregated by home.social.
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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'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This c1600 CE hitherto unpublished #MughalArt from the atelier of the #Mughal emperor #Akbar and presently from the collection of Mary & Cheney Cowles was sold by Christie's on April 28, 2026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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Recordings of all sessions in our conference last month, "Preventative Care in the Preindustrial World: Comparative and Cross-Cultural Perspectives", are now available. See our blog post for more information:
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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
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Moon Sighting at the end of #Ramadan
"Hilal-i-Eid bar auj-i-falak huwaida shud".
(The new moon of #Eid has appeared in the sky)
Standing on ramparts of #RedFort #Delhi these words were uttered by the #Mughal ruler #Jahangir to his wife #NurJahan in c1605 AD#EidUlFitr #EidMubarak to everyone.
This c1800 CE #MughalArt style #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Lucknow #Awadh is now at Ashmolean #Museum UK.
#IndianHistory #Art #Artist #Histodons #Heritage #History #MastoArt #IndianHertitage
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What a day. 3 back to back #Festival s today.
1. #HoliFestival #Holi #HappyHoli
2. #ShabEBarat #Shab_e_Barat
3. #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDayIn 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