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'Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains', the silk landscape painting by Yuan Yao, the nephew of Yuan Jiang, is an artistic marvel in more ways than one. The landscape, set in the mountains, is a grand one painted in the plain and elegant medium of…

Titled by the Art Institute of Chicago, 'A Hindu Festival' by Sevak Ram is a painting that follows suit from the Patna school of painting. He embodied the European influenced Patna painters' style of watercolour and drew festivals and other events like the other painters…

'The Agony in the Garden' by Giovanni Bellini, is a special artwork in terms of Christian faith and hope. The painting shows Jesus Christ knelt in prayer, as John, James and Peter, on lookout, sleep on in the wake of their failed duty. Despite this…

The artwork, 'Portrait of Rabindranath Tagore', is a special one, as this painting of the Bard of Bengal was painted by his own nephew Abanindranath Tagore. This personal relation with the subject, shows through and through in this painting, as Tagore is not portrayed as…

'Siyavush Recounts His Nightmare to Farangis', by Qadimi, is an artwork that's peaceful upfront, while hiding tragedy and a sense of impending doom within it. An illustration from the 'Shahnama', the painting tells the story of the Persian prince Siyavush telling his queen Farangis about…

'Alone', by Kanu Desai, is not just a portrait of a woman, but a portrait of a woman in a tender moment in her life, a moment where she's consumed by her own solitude and melancholy. The artist's wash technique, with the central figure set…

"The Wounding of Khan Kilan by a Rajput during his March" by Miskina and Sarwan, is a Mughal painting, but not in the traditional sense. This Akbarnama chapter illustrates a dark and bloody chapter in Mughal history, the stabbing of Khan Kilan, by placing the…

"Flowers in a Blue Vase", Adolphe Monticelli's still life painting from the 1880s, is a richly coloured pre impressionist painting, with a multitude of shades standing out, having been utilized in good measure. The artwork is textured and heavily painted, as was Monticelli's style of…

'The Marriage of Alexander and Roxane' by II Sodoma, is a classical artwork that represents the Sienese School of Art in a High Renaissance style. The wall painting contains Raphael influences, as seen in the figures and the composition. The serene figure of Roxane is…

'An Apple Exists on Top of a Pot' by Kishida Ryusei, is modern art at its simplest and finest. The painting is simple in composition, style and imagery, but with fine details as ou look closer and closer. Analyzing the context behind the painting is…

'Burchell's Zebra' or 'Equus Quagga Burchelli' is a painting from the collection of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir. The painting depicts the emperor's pet Zebra, gifted to him by Mir Ja'far, who in turn, had procured the animal from travelling Turks. The Emperor was astonished and…

The Chinese Landscape Painting, 'Travelers Among Mountains and Streams', by Fan Kuan, is one of the major surviving examples of the 'Monumental' style of landscape paintings. The painting, done on silken canvas, showcases a mountain of immense scale and grandeur, erupting forth from misty surroundings,…