Shiva, Sitting on a Lion Skin with Parvati nearby, Incinerates Kama with his Third Eye, Late 19th Century Print, Bengal, India

Shiva, Sitting on a Lion Skin with Parvati nearby, Incinerates Kama with his Third Eye, Late 19th Century Print, Bengal, India

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Durga as Mahishasuramardini, Late 19th Century Print, Bengal, India

Durga as Mahishasuramardini, Late 19th Century Print, Bengal, India

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A Mughal Prince (Probably Akbar) Riding an Elephant in Procession - c1570

A Mughal Prince (Probably Akbar) Riding an Elephant in Procession - c1570

This fragment of a larger painting on cloth was made for Akbar at the same period as the Hamzanama series. A prince, perhaps Akbar himself (now only seen in the original under-drawing), rides a large elephant at the head of a lively royal procession of elephants. The upper part of this painting is in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Cloth-paintings of this kind were probably displayed within the emperor’s tent quarters on his travels and campaigns.

Medium: Gouache with Gold on Cotton Cloth

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A Prince Seated within a Palace Chamber and Greets a Lady, Illustration the Musical Mode Raga Madhava, Basholi Painting, c1680

A Prince Seated within a Palace Chamber and Greets a Lady

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Baby Krishna Suckling his Toe on a Banyan Leaf, Tanjore, South India, Mid 19th Century

Baby Krishna Suckling his Toe on a Banyan Leaf, Tanjore, South India, Mid 19th Century

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