Early Modern period (1526―1857 CE) Mughal painting Mughal painting is a style of Indian painting, generally confined to illustrations on the book and done in miniatures, and which emerged, developed and took shape during the period of the Mughal Empire…
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Glory of Vijayanagar Empire
Vijayanagar Empire Sangama dynasty Harihara - I 1336–1356, Bukka Raya - I 1356–1377, Harihara Raya - II 1377–1404, Virupaksha Raya 1404–1405, Bukka Raya- II 1405–1406, Deva Raya -I 1406–1422, Ramachandra Raya1422, Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya 1422–1424, Deva Raya- II 1424–1446,…
History of Indian painting
Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art, though because of the climatic conditions very few early examples survive.[1] The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times, such as the petroglyphs found in…
Bahmani Sultanate In Deccan
The Brahmani Sultanate was a Persianate Muslim empire of the Deccan in South India. It was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan and was known for its perpetual wars with their Hindu rivals of Vijayanagar, which would outlast…
main manuscripts of mughals
Padshahnama Padshahnama or Badshah Nama is a genre of works written as the official history of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan’s reign. Unillustrated texts are known as Shahjahannama, with Padshahnama used for the illustrated manuscript versions. These works are among…
Contribution of Indian Artists in Freedom movement
What comes to your mind when you think of the Indian freedom struggle – protests, marches, shouting, slogans, non-violent activism and jailed comrades perhaps? Loud and roaring action is an intrinsic feature of any movement. But it’s only one part…
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Nayika Bheda
tempera painting
Legends of Mughal court
Mīr Sayyid ʿAli, (flourished 16th century, India), Persian miniaturist who, together with his fellow countryman ʿAbd-uṣ-Ṣamad, emigrated to India and helped to found the Mughal school of painting (see Mughal painting). He was born probably in the second quarter of the 16th century in…
