'Lady at a Bath'.
c1725 AD #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bundi #Rajasthan #India on a Christie's sale.
A lady stands on the edge of a pool partially draped in an orange translucent robe as her female attendant washes her legs.
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #art #paintings #history #heritage #mastoart #painting #IndianCulture #IndianMiniaturePaintings
Good morning @pvonhellermannn and everyone else.
Have a great day ahead.
The 2nd album of 32 folios of #Mughals #IndianMiniaturePaintings mostly from #Deccan #India at Soane #Museum is Lord Berwick's Album bought by Sir John Soane on 7th August 1827 for 5 Guineas
From that album comes this c1760 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting of 'Mulla Dopiaza', the celebrated #Mughal ruler #Akbar 's humourist.
The witty Mulla Do-Piyaza is considered to be fictional
Dopiaza means 2 Onions, he & his turban were onion shaped! #BodyShaming
Today is #WorldMusicDay #MusicDay
So, here is a c1650 AD portrait of musician Tansen (Ramtanu Pandey) one of the 'Navrattans' or 9 gems or 9 accomplished courtiers of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar
He is the creator of many 'Ragas'of #IndianClassicalMusic
This #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at National #Museum at #NewDelhi #India
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You see, that Star up there, that is my Father!
Deeply remembering my father on this #fathersday today with this lovely c1780 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kishangarh #Rajasthan #India now at #Harvard #Art #Museum
'Radha & #Krishna on a Terrace'.
#MastoArt #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Museums #Paintings #IndianCulture #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Painting #Celebration #RememberanceDay #IndianReligion #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianMythology
Finally a deluge of #Mangoes in #Delhi #NewDelhi markets.
In this c1657 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Ashmolean #Museum Ali Adil Shah II, Sultan of #Bijapur #Deccan #India sits under a #Mango #Tree possibly with his General Afzal Khan reporting on the availability of the fruit in the market #JustKidding
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#Delhi is baking at almost 45°c. Temperatures in #London & many other cities in #Europe also are now over 30°c.
Venturing out in direct sun causes a medical condition known as #NoseBleed shown here in this c1700 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the #Punjab Hills #India now at Bhuri Singh #Museum of #Chamba #HimachalPradesh
Take precautions friends. Venture out only if necessary.
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Why are Saturdays so unsteady? Err I mean, why am I so unsteady on Saturdays? Maybe weekdays are too long!
Anyway, I made it back home without issues.
c1700 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting (details) from #Hyderabad #Deccan #India now at Jagdish Mittal Collection (#Museum)
'An unsteady lady is assisted by her companions'.
#Art #Paintings #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #Painting #History #IndianHistory #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Saturday #Entertainme
'Radha & Cow-girls Swooning at Lord #Krishna 's Flute'.
c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Punjab Hills now in #HimachalPradesh #India
This #Painting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum UK.
Centuries later, similar scenes were witnessed when 'The Beatles' used to perform at #Music concerts.
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'A Royal Lady Stands beneath a Flowering Tree'.
c1780 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Nikka of #Chamba #Punjab Hills.
Now at Jagdish Mittal collection at #Hyderabad
Nikka was the son of master artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh and is known as the Leonardo da Vinci of #India
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Lord #Shiva Tests His Archery Skills while Riding the Nandi Bull.
This astounding c1825 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler or #Chamba #HimachalPradesh is now at the #Indian #Museum at #Kolkata #Calcutta #Bengal
#India #Punjab Hill State #IndianHertitage #IndianMythology #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Paintings #Museums #IndianMiniaturePaintings #History #Heritage #Himalayas #Himalayan #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #Painting #IndianCulture #IndianReligion #IndianReligions
Sharad Mohan