News — Mughal

If there was ever a form of South Asian Art that was the very essence of masterful…sensuality…and brilliant style it is Mughal Painting. You see, all throughout the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Mughal Art thrived and flourished. Inspired by Persian, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain styles, miniature painting rose quickly as a dominant art form that eventually helped to shape several other Indian Art genres such as Rajput Painting. Because of the attraction to painting realistic subjects during the Mughal Empire in India, you’ll find that this distinctive art style is amazing and timeless. That said, continue reading...