Riddhi Singh

Iskandar with Nushaba Being Entertained is a Mughal miniature painting attributed to Bhura, also recorded as Bhureh. Created in India around 1595, it forms part of an illustrated copy of the Khamsah, or Five Poems, by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. The manuscript, now preserved…

German Princess Portrait Embroidery is a small piece of silk embroidery made in 1909 by Shen Shou. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston lists her as Yu Shenshou, which was the family name she used after she married Yu Jue. The picture is stitched on…

Head of a Gosain is a small-format oil portrait measuring approximately 36.8 by 29.5 centimetres. It depicts the head and upper torso of an elderly male figure — a Gosain — rendered in the academic realist style that defined Pestonji Bomanji\'s practice and the early…

Basawan’s \'Akbar Visits the Tomb of Khwajah Mu\'in al-Din Chishti at Ajmer\' offers a fascinating glimpse into the relationship between spiritual devotion and imperial authority in Mughal India. Created as an illustration for the Akbarnama, the painting depicts Emperor Akbar’s pilgrimage to the shrine of…

The Marriage of Bharata and Mandavi’ is a Ramayana folio of about 1760 attributed to the workshop of Laharu of Chamba and held in the San Diego Museum of Art under accession number 1990.1194. It is painted in opaque water based pigments on paper and…

A Presentation Portrait of Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar’, attributed to the court artist Chitarman II (also known as Kalyan Das) and dated circa 1713 to 1715. It’s catalogued as an opaque water based pigments with gold on paper with natural buff borders. It is measured as…

This painting by Laharu of Chamba illustrates a dramatic episode from the Bhagavata Purana, in which the demoness Putana, sent to kill the infant Krishna, disguises herself as a beautiful nurse and approaches him with the intention of feeding him poisoned milk. The painting transforms…

Manohar Das, often called Manohar was a known painter at the Mughal court. He worked when Emperor Akbar was in power and also during the time of Emperor Jahangir in the 1500s and early 1600s. He was the son of the painter Basawan. He continued…

Executed in 1620, while Chen Hongshou was still developing his style, Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother is a remarkable painting. As seen in the image below, it is a portrait of a Buddhist goddess rendered in monochrome ink on paper. The…

Gaganendranath Tagore\'s Colour International Scientific Series is a small but rather curious work, for it appears to make the simple act of studying colour into a visual experiment. The painting is watercolour on card and is accompanied by handwritten notes on the reverse in which…

Kyriak Kostandi’s A Visit to a Sick Friend (1884) is a quiet example of nineteenth-century realist genre painting, centred on an intimate moment rather than a dramatic historical event. Kostandi places the sick artist, Aleksey Afanas’ev, horizontally across the left side of the composition, immediately…

The artist Piraji Sagara, who lived from 1931 to 2014, is one of the prominent names in the history of Indian modern art after independence (1947). He studied in Mumbai and opted to settle in Ahmedabad to practice art. He also spent his long career…

This figure painting, titled \"Playing the Flute,\" was painted by one of the \"Four Rens,\" Ren Yi (任頤 1840–1896), popularly known by his courtesy name Ren Bonian (任伯年). Hailing from Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province, Ren Bonian moved to Shanghai following the death of his father.…

painting \"The Conversion of Saint Paul\" (1587–1589) by Ludovico Carracci can be seen as a significant breakthrough in the sphere of religious art during the early Italian Baroque era. Being painted for Emilio Zambeccari for his family chapel situated in the Basilica di San Francesco…

This masterful composition from the Akbarnama, drafted by Kanha and meticulously painted by Nanha, captures the tense prelude to the 1567 defeat of the rebel general Khan Zaman along the banks of the River Ganges. Functioning as the left half of a grand double-page narrative,…

You notice a painting before you recognise its maker: an expanse of cool blue satin, a cascade of feathers and lace, a figure poised mid-motion with the quiet authority of someone who has every right to be there. At nearly eight feet high and five…

In Giuseppe Abbati’s Landscape at Castiglioncello (1863), a coastal landscape is conveyed in a plain and straightforward depiction of natural shapes and volumes. In fact, unlike many other artists who fill their compositions with people and complex architectural structures, Abbati focuses on the interaction of…

Muhammad Ali was a Qajar painter, but his exact identity cannot be determined due to the scarcity of information available about him. There is a possibility that he was the same Muhammad Ali Imami, and the only work recorded under his name is \"portrait of…

The painting shows a lively and interesting scene of royal entertainment in eighteenth-century North India In the foreground, a group of princes and court members are sitting comfortably under large trees and watching two young boys performing a dance. The boys are placed near the…

Ali Quli Jabbadar was an Iranian artist of Georgian origin in the 17th century. Jabbadar was known for his unique style, which was influenced by several Eastern and Western art schools. In most of Jabbadar\'s paintings, we can see a combination of Persian, Indian, and…

Lin Liang (ca. 1416-1480) was a Cantonese painter who specialized in bird-and-flower paintings. He was especially famous for his paintings of eagles, and Two Eagles (or Two Hawks in a Thicket; also called Winter Eagles) is one of his most outstanding works. This painting of…

This is a picture of a man with his panpipes. This is an artwork by Aqa Riza produced in 1595. Aqa Riza introduced an interesting style of painting which included individuals occupied in one or the other act. Just like the painting which depicts the…

Italian Realist painter, leading Macchiaioli artist, and supporter of Mazzini movement, Silvestro Lega was born in affluent landowning family at Modigliana, near Forli in Italy in 1826. He studied art under Benedetto Servolini and Tommaso Gazzini at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He…

Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah\', c. 1730-40. Attributed to Nainsukh (c. 1710-1778). This monumental, grand and ambitious early folio is rendered in gum tempera, ink and gold on paper; two large pieces joined vertically at a central seam, which is deliberately…

The artwork titled as Seated lady by Asit Kumar Haldar is an example of beautiful storytelling and poetry through brushstrokes and finesse. Asit Kumar Haldar was an exceptional artist of Bengal school of art and an astistant of Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. He was one…

he artist Baburao Painter\'s large oil painting of a solitary woman strolling by the river\'s edge at night, a landscape in warm moody chiaroscuro, recalls his school of European academic painting, which he was self-taught in. The woman is depicted in a scene that is…

The individual who had a major influence on the visual culture of twentieth-century Tamil Nadu was born as P.M. Sreenivasan on 19 January 1919 and adopted the name Silpi during his career as a producer of line drawings and watercolours of South Indian temples, deities,…

Sunayani Devi’s Alibaba and His Mother presents an intimate and expressive scene between a mother and son. The figures are shown closely together, suggesting affection, familiarity, and emotional connection. The simplified forms, soft earthy colours, and minimal background reflect Devi’s distinctive, self-taught artistic style. The…

This painting depicts a grand royal procession, emphasizing wealth, power, and ceremony. At the center, a richly decorated elephant carries an important figure beneath a canopy, suggesting royalty or high status. Around it, attendants, soldiers, musicians, and other figures accompany the procession, creating a lively…

Veronese captured the moment when Nicholas became a bishop through this work. He is shown kneeling at the center and his presence is highlighted through his deep emerald garment here. The artist did not use any pomp but presented the event through a quiet exchange…

The painting Chunyang presents a lively scene of women engaged in everyday household activities, emphasizing the warmth and rhythm of domestic life. The figures are shown preparing food, washing utensils, and caring for children, creating a sense of community and shared responsibility. The colourful traditional…

This research provides a detailed and informative analysis of Luis López Piquer’s *The Goddess Juno Entering the Realm of Sleep*. It effectively explains the painting’s mythological narrative, identifying its connection to Ovid’s *Metamorphoses* and Homer’s *Iliad*. The discussion of Juno’s attributes, Somnus, symbolism, colour, light,…

My Interpretation I interpret The Court of Death as more than a painting about death. To me, it represents the different ways people live their lives and eventually face death. The figure of Death at the centre shows that death is unavoidable and does not…