For a time, the pre-Muslim traditions enjoyed a resurgence, as the Mughal Empire waned and the foreign successors sought to gain control. Mughal iconography retained its hold, however, and hunting scenes, portraits, and other secular subjects continued to be popular. Although the general trend during the period was away from the Mughal style, certain courts made a sharper break than others. At Jaipur and Kishangarh, for instance, artists continued to produce paintings with the fine Mughal finish well into the nineteenth century, while at Uniara, a rougher treatment soon became prevalent
Drawn to Akbar's court either by the lure of patronage or as the human loot of Akbar's conquests, th...
In the late seventeenth century, Rajput masters began to develop individualized styles, moving away ...
This study is an exposé of the imperial hunt, considered one of the most enduring institutions of th...
Mughal art developed its chief characteristics during the reign of Akbar the Great (1556-1605). Akba...
Although the empire had begun to wane in the time of Aurangzeb, it was to linger on for another cent...
Toward the end of the seventeenth century, the Mughal Empire began to decline, weakened by Aurangzeb...
Even in the nineteenth century, Mughal characteristics lingered on in isolated works. The Mughal tra...
The figures are depicted in soft colours, with the delicacy of line and subtle modulation of contour...
During the second half of the seventeenth century, Mughal influence increased in the Rajput schools ...
This work follows the rise and expansion of the Mughal Empire in India from the 16th to the early 18...
One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early...
During the late eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth, Rajput patronage of the art...
With the decline of imperial prestige, Rajput painting followed two opposite trends. On the one hand...
The Mughal tradition of portraiture was gradually incorporated into Indian art. Shown here is a port...
This dissertation focuses on the artistic culture of late Mughal Delhi spanning the last century of ...
Drawn to Akbar's court either by the lure of patronage or as the human loot of Akbar's conquests, th...
In the late seventeenth century, Rajput masters began to develop individualized styles, moving away ...
This study is an exposé of the imperial hunt, considered one of the most enduring institutions of th...
Mughal art developed its chief characteristics during the reign of Akbar the Great (1556-1605). Akba...
Although the empire had begun to wane in the time of Aurangzeb, it was to linger on for another cent...
Toward the end of the seventeenth century, the Mughal Empire began to decline, weakened by Aurangzeb...
Even in the nineteenth century, Mughal characteristics lingered on in isolated works. The Mughal tra...
The figures are depicted in soft colours, with the delicacy of line and subtle modulation of contour...
During the second half of the seventeenth century, Mughal influence increased in the Rajput schools ...
This work follows the rise and expansion of the Mughal Empire in India from the 16th to the early 18...
One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early...
During the late eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth, Rajput patronage of the art...
With the decline of imperial prestige, Rajput painting followed two opposite trends. On the one hand...
The Mughal tradition of portraiture was gradually incorporated into Indian art. Shown here is a port...
This dissertation focuses on the artistic culture of late Mughal Delhi spanning the last century of ...
Drawn to Akbar's court either by the lure of patronage or as the human loot of Akbar's conquests, th...
In the late seventeenth century, Rajput masters began to develop individualized styles, moving away ...
This study is an exposé of the imperial hunt, considered one of the most enduring institutions of th...