Indian Miniature Paintings: 2008

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Happy Christmas

Monday, September 29, 2008

Three ladies

Friday, August 22, 2008

B.G. Sharma

From www.mandala.org

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Palace

Gift

Persian

Persian miniatures influenced Indian miniatures.

Krishna Devours Fire

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Contemporary Rajasthani

Garhwal painting

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Akbar

Flowers

Yogis

Tree

Ocean of the Streams of Stories

Peacock in Flight

Musicians

Intimate Worlds

Simurgh

The Conference of the Birds, Safavid, Iran
Simurgh, Mughal?

Subtle Body

Upanishads Cover

Mewar Lake Palace

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fakir Khan

Jain

Raja Bikram and the Angels

Iranian

Shri Radha

Swami Haridas, Akbar and Tansen

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Birth of Emperor

Dervishes

Rai Dalchand

Kangra

Mughal

Saint and Angels

Shiva Linga Puja

Jodhpuri

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About this blog

A celebration of the rich tradition of Indian miniature painting.

Comments welcome.

The term miniature suggests a tiny painting but in fact indicates a style of watercolour work similar to early European book illustrations which used the red pigment minia. Some Indian miniatures are quite large.

Many of the most exquisite Indian miniatures were commissioned during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He was an enlightened ruler and patron of the arts who wanted to create a new culture uniting the best aspects of Hindu, Christian and Islamic religion and art.

Included are some Persian miniatures because they were a major influence on Mughal miniature painting.

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