Painted scroll, 'pata'. Fifty-four registers illustrating the story of miracle-working Muslims saints, including Gazi and Manik. One of the scenes shows a rich merchant's ocean-going ship under sail. Other registers show a figure riding a tiger and carrying a serpent-staff, who is probably the Mu...
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Thomas Daniell. 'Ruins of the Palace at Madura [The Palace of Tirumulla Nayak]'.
Watercolour
This drawing was formerly attributed to William Hodges.
It s the preliminary drawing made by Thomas Daniell for the aquatint by the same artist in 'Oriental Scenery' published by T and W Daniell,...
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A must-have classic:
The Art of India
By Calambur Sivaramamurti
Published by Harry N Abrams - 1993
Originally published in 1977, this welcome reissue offers an impressive introduction to a vast and complex field encompassing the otherworldly mystery of the Taj Mahal, the glorious mural paintings...
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Karna Slays a Demon
1670
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
H: 11.8 W: 16.6 cm
Probably Seringapatam, South India, India
This charged scene is from the Mahabharata (Great Story of the Bharatas), a sacred Hindu epic of ancient India that narrates the great war between two related clans, ...
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Duryodhana and his brothers
Razmnama painting
ca.1598
Opaque water colour and gold on paper
This painting has been detached from an illustrated volume of the Razmnama, or Book of War, the Persian translation of the Mahabharata. This Sanskrit text was translated by order of the emperor Akbar so t...
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The unveiling of Draupadi, from the Mahabharata
Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, ca. 1840
Brush drawing on paper
Drawing on paper. A scene from the Mahābhārata in two registers; in the upper register, a king is seated, leaning against a bolster, and surrounded by attendants and courtiers. In the ...
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The Head of Prativeda
Painting; paint on paper. Bright colours. Scene from the Mahabharata, known as the Head of Prativeda. The two figures fight amidst a hail of arrows.
Paithan Style
Date19thC
Paithan style:
Paintings used in story-telling by itinerant bards. Typical of the Andhra Pra...
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This archaic battle scene, taken from the epic Razmnameh, depicts Arjuna and Bhishma in their war chariots attacking one another from opposing sides. Charioted horses await below, while a group of horsemen, sounding a trumpet and drum, stand in the top right corner.
Painting from the Akbarnama, the battle preceding the capture of the fort at Bundu, gouache on paper, Mughal, India, 1590-1595.
This painting by the Mughal court artist Tulsi Kalan depicts the battle preceding the capture of Bundi fort in north-western India by the Mughal army in 1577. It is a...
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A watercolour of scenes from a school, a Sikh Guru with pupils. This narrative shows two scenes: the first, in the foreground, and the second in the upper right hand corner of the image.
Punjab, India
ca. 1800-ca. 1810
Opaque watercolour on paper
This narrative painting done in the Panj...
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