Triparna Lasker
Art Researcher
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17th Century • India
Hemu kneels captured before Akbar and Bairam Khan
Research based on 2 sources
Banasura's Penance; His Vision of Shiva and Parvati: Folio from an Usha-Aniruddha Series
The composition beautifully contrasts the secluded, ascetic serenity of Mount Kailash, where Shiva and Parvati sit nestled between Nandi and a tiger skin, against the earthly, multifaceted devotion of Ravana below. The soft, luminous palette of the sunset and the stylized, rocky crags reflect classic…
Landscape with Rainbow
The palette favours muted tones of lavender, gold and green with meticulous attention to light and cloud formation which is suggests the typical formation of the genre’s emphasis on sublime and the pastoral.
Prince Khurram Attacking a Lion
What I find compelling is the way the painting renders Prince Khurram's courage as almost sacred, that a gold halo doesn't just indicate royalty, it makes the act seem predestined, heroic. The people on the ridge are calm and cool, witnesses of the making of…
Nepal Landscape
The artwork showing loose black outlines, light earthy tones and delicate washes give this work a spontaneous and captures both the landscape and atmosphere with utmost simplicity.