After the heavy #DelhiRains water has seeped into the burroughs of #Reptiles, forcing many of them to come out.
Yesterday a #Cobra was found lurking at #WilliamDalrymple farm at #Mehrauli #NewDelhi #Delhi
So, a #MastoArt #Toot #Painting
c1775 AD #Deccani #DeccaniSchool #Art #IndianMiniaturePainting of a 'maid removing a snake which unknowingly entered a palace as her bewildered lady watches anxiously'.
'Prince Muhammad Sa'id Hunting' with his Attendants Murad & Darvishi and a faithful #Saluki #Dog
While Sa'id is an unknown historical figure, the inscriptions identify his title as 'Naqshbandi' signifying this Nobleman as a leader of the #Sufi #Islamic tradition.
This 1715 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Deccan #India fetched $ 63,000 in Christie's auction on 22March 2023.
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An outstanding c1645 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting with #Mughal influence of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan #India & his #African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan
This #Painting from Howard Hodgkin collection now at Ashmolean Museum #UnitedKingdom is as much a Portrait of a Prized Royal #Elephant as of its Distinguished Riders.
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Never knew that there are 'Types' of #Bamboo
This 1595 AD dated (AH 1004) #DeccaniSchool #IndianMiniaturePainting #Painting now at Ashmolean Museum UK possibly belonged to #Deccani Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan #India
This #Art was copied from De Materia Medica, a 1st century AD #Greek treatise on Medical Properties of Plants, widely known in the Mediaeval & Ancient World.
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'A Couple in a Garden'.
A Male Figure Dressed in #European Attire holding a Bottle, Wine Cup & a Hat with his #Indian Dressed Companion is depicted in this c1660 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Golconda #Deccan #India & now for sale at Amir Mohtashemi #Art Dealer at #London
The style of this painting is very close to that of artist Rahim #Deccani
This is a #DeccaniSchool painting, not a #CompanyPainting
#HappyNewYear2023 #IndianHistory #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #History #Art
Sharad Mohan