Rare Paintings
 27 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Interior of the Throne Room in the Palace of Tirumala Nayak - 1845

Watercolour drawing of the interior of the Throne Roon in the Palace of Tirumala Nayaka at Madurai, by an anonymous artist working in the South India/Madurai style, c.1840

Tirumala Nayaka (r. 1623-59) was one of the most imp... Read More
 22 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
View of Shimoga (Mysore) - 27 August 1805

Water-colour painting of Shimoga by William R. (fl. 1784-1816), 27 August 1805. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'View of Simoga on the Toonga River in Bednore. Augt 1805'; and on the back in ink: 'View of Simoga from the South Angle, August 27th, 180... Read More
 20 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Saddleback (Mukrangurh) - A sketch from the new road below Carnac and Falkland Points - Mahableshwar - 4th November 1871

Water-colour painting of the mountains at Mahableshwar by John Frederick Lester (1825-1915) dated 4th November 1871. This image is from an allum of watercolours made between 1... Read More
 18 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Encampment below the hill fort of Govardhangiri, Shimoga (Mysore) - April 1806

Water-colour painting of an encampment below the hill fort of Govardhangiri in the Shimoga district of Karnataka (Mysore) by an unknown artist, April 1806. Inscribed on the front in pencil is: 'April 1806. Mar 31, 181... Read More
 18 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
View of Mysore - 1823

Water-colour painting of Mysore by Neil Cormack (fl. 1814-1837) dated to either 1823 or between 1831 and 1837, during Cormack's residence in South India. Inscribed on the back in ink is: 'Mysore from the Tank. Neil Cormack.'

Mysore is situated in a valley in Karnataka in s... Read More
 17 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
The Tomb known as Sultan Ghari built by Iltutmish for his eldest son near the Qutb Minar - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other contemporary... Read More
 17 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
The Qutb Minar - 1815

Watercolour of Qutb Minar from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Delhi to Tughlikabad Vol. VII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r.1813-23), was... Read More
 16 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
The Chandni Chowk from the top of the Lahore Gate of the Fort - 1815

Watercolour of Chandni Chowk in Delhi from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Delhi to Tughlikabad Vol. VII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-Ge... Read More
 16 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
View of the dargah of Shaikh Salim Chishti and the tomb of Islam Khan beside it in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Fathpur Sikri - 1815

Watercolour of the tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti and Islam Khan from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Tughlikabad to Secundra Vol. VIII' produced for Lord Moira, af... Read More
 15 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Tomb of Itimad al-Daula, Agra - 1795

Watercolour of the tomb of I'timad al-Daula in Agra, by an anonymous artist working in the Murshidabad style, c. 1790-1800. Inscribed on the back in pencil: 'Tomb of Etmaum Ul Dowlah - Agra' and in ink: 'Etemaum-Dowlah's Tomb opposite Agra on the Left Bank of... Read More
 13 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Bodhidharma (Daruma), a hanging scroll painting
Japan
Momoyama period, late 16th century AD

Bodhidharma (died around AD 532), known as Daruma in Japanese, was the Indian founder of Zen Buddhism which he brought to China. He is said to have spent nine years seated in meditation in a cave, losing ... Read More
 13 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Tomb of the Emperor Jahangir, Shahdara (Punjab) - January 1849

Watercolour by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871) of the Tomb of the Emperor Jahangir at Shahdara outside Lahore in the Punjab, Pakistan, dated January 1849. The image is inscribed on the front in watercolour: 'Jehangeer's Tomb, near... Read More
 12 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
A young man seated - early 17th century
Possibly Abu'l Hasan
Mughal dynasty
Jahangir (r.1605-27)

Color and gold on paper
H: 12.4 W: 7.3 cm
India
Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Portraits of graceful young men reading or holding flowers are frequent in Iranian painting though rare in Mughal art. ... Read More
 11 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Peaceful Conquerors : Jain Manuscript Painting and Sculpture
Identifying Jainism in Indian Art
Lecture by John Guy
Curator of South and South East Asian Art, Metropolitan Musuem of Art, New York

Watch this video :
http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/exhibitions/curatorial-departments/asian/j... Read More
 11 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Peaceful Conquerors : Jain Manuscript Painting and Sculpture
Identifying Jainism in Indian Art
Lecture by John Guy
Curator of South and South East Asian Art, Metropolitan Musuem of Art, New York

Watch this video :
http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/exhibitions/curatorial-departments/asian/j... Read More
 11 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Giant Demon Attacks a Ship - 1775
Opaque watercolor on plain-woven fabric support attached to a fabric covered panel.
H: 129.2 W: 123.3 cm
India

Popular tales and lively images played a role in transmitting beliefs and values to the Jain community. The Shripalarasa is a narrative that recounts... Read More
 10 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga Puja - 1840

Watercolour of Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house during Durga puja by William Prinsep (1794-1874) dating from the 1830s-1840s. The su... Read More
 7 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Garden House of Mr Trinks the Music Master near Calcutta - 1795

Watercolour of a garden house near Calcutta by Hubert Cornish (1757-1823) dating from 1793 to 1798. Inscribed 'Garden House of Mr Trinks the Music Master near Calcutta'.

The large garden houses of Calcutta were situated in a fashio... Read More
 4 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
The Lion Rock, Sigiriya, Ceylon - 1868

Watercolour of the Lion Rock at Sigiriya in Sri Lanka, by Stanley Leighton (1837-1901), dated 9th February 1868. The image is inscribed on the front in pencil: 'Sigiri Rock. Ancient Cingoolese fortress. Sunday. 9. Feb. 1868. 1300 ft above sea level. 600ft a... Read More
 1 Oct 2011 Rare Paintings
Art Review :
Putting Names to the Greats of Indian Art
By Roberta Smith - New York Times , 29 September 2011

Art historians rarely rest, and the world is generally a better place for their exertions. Scholars of the great painting traditions of India, for example, have taken knowledge of their s... Read More
 29 Sep 2011 Rare Paintings
Village with a small Tulsi altar and a watercarrier with his bullock - 1840

Watercolour by William Prinsep (1794-1874), of a village in India with a small 'tulsi' altar and a watercarrier with his bullock, dated between the 1830s and 1840s. Watercarriers or 'bheesties' were a common sight in Ind... Read More