The Mughal empire's most famous legacy is the monumental architecture with which it stamped its rule across South Asia. But the fitting centerpiece of an intimate show filled with ravishing miniature ...
Exploring metamorphosis of Mughal art from Bahadur Shah Zafar to present-day miniaturists I have been reading Bazm – I – Aakhir (Urdu) which means The Last Gathering in English. In many ways the title ...
“The wealth of art treasures the Mughals left behind is a lasting testament to the splendour of their culture. Among the most notable vestiges of their art are the lush miniature paintings of Mughal ...
Mughal miniature painting, popular in India’s Mughal Empire from the 16th century to the 19th century, is an exacting practice. When the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, began training ...
The identity of a nobleman depicted in an 18th-century Indian miniature painting at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, was recently uncovered by a first-year student at the ...
Left: ‘Maharao Bhim Singh fights Qilich Khan’. Kota, 18th century. Right: Jahangir presents Prince Khurram with a turban ornament, Padshahnama, 1640. | From 'Reflections on Mughal Art and Culture'.
At Yakima Valley College, we are in the last full week of spring quarter classes. I was fortunate to be able to teach a class on Indian art history this spring called Art of Yoga. Last week we focused ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The scope of the Indian miniature isn’t miniature at all. This genre, which flourished across the south Asian ...