While the majority of paintings in the Pachmari Hills are from historic periods, the earliest Mesolithic depictions provide visually rich and compelling images of the natural environment and some aspects of Mesolithic life.
New Delhi: Arnold-Heinemann, 1984. Lorblanchet, Michel, ed.
While in the early phases of this school artists depended on a few key patrons, by the beginning of the nineteenth century, enterprising Indian artists had begun to create sets of standard popular subjects that could be sold to any tourist passing through the major attractions.
Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya ca. 1845 Interior of the Hammam at the Red Fort, Delhi
Jahangir’s claim that he could instantly recognize any painter’s work is a reflection of the rise of the individual artist.
After moving the capital from Agra to Delhi in 1648, Shah Jahan built a new city
A.D. 1900–present Aranyani Mrinalini Mukherjee (Indian, Mumbai 1949–2015 New Delhi
The artists who worked for Akbar, the first great Mughal patron of the arts of the book, included Persians as well as Indian Muslims and Hindus.
Persian military intervention did he manage to regain the capital cities of Agra and Delhi
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
century Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha and Karkiteya 19th century A Market Street in Old Delhi
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
century Shiva, Parvati, Ganesha and Karkiteya 19th century A Market Street in Old Delhi
Four Folios from the Emperor’s Album (nos. 55.121.10.39, .13, .21,.4r)This celebrated imperial Mughal album (muraqqa‘), known as the Shah Jahan, or Emperors’, Album originally consisted of fifty leaves containing paintings, illuminated pages, and calligraphy
New Delhi, 1968, p. 5. 4.
New Delhi, India: Roli Books, 2024. cat. 129, pp. 62, 222–24, ill.
Within the burgeoning art scene, artists introduced themselves as modern and secular practitioners.
New Delhi: Tulika, 2000.
