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Age of Exploration

Mughal Art
Power, sophistication, luxury and might.

Mughal Art, Age of Exploration
Farrukh Beg, The ArtistsPortrait of Farrukh Beg

Farrukh Beg

Recipe for a prosperous life: make the emperor look good

1545 – 1615
Bichitr, The ArtistsPortrait of Bichitr

Bichitr

Portraits of power

1585 – 1660
Akbar's Triumphal Entry into Surat Akbarnama, Farrukh Beg

Akbar's Triumphal Entry into Surat Akbarnama Farrukh Beg, 1590 – 1595

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Khan Hunting with a Hawk, Farrukh Beg

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Khan Hunting with a Hawk Farrukh Beg, 1590 – 1595

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Riding His Prized Elephant Atash Khan, Farrukh Beg

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Riding His Prized Elephant Atash Khan Farrukh Beg, 1600

Sufis in a Landscape, Farrukh Beg

Sufis in a Landscape Farrukh Beg, 1601 – 1604

A Sufi Sage, The Personification of Melancholia, Farrukh Beg

A Sufi Sage, The Personification of Melancholia Farrukh Beg, 1615

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, Bichitr

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings Bichitr, 1615 – 1618

Portrait of Raja Bikramajit, Bichitr

Portrait of Raja Bikramajit Bichitr, 1620

Nasta'liq Calligraphy, Bichitr

Nasta'liq Calligraphy Bichitr, 1640

Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman, Bichitr

Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman Bichitr, 1640

Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan, Bichitr

Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan Bichitr, 1640

Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies, Bichitr

Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies Bichitr, 1630 – 1657

Badshahi Mosque بادشاہی مسجد, Mughal Art

Badshahi Mosque بادشاہی مسجد 1671 – 1673

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Mannerism, Age of Exploration

Mannerism

Tension, distortion and ice-cold style

1520 – 1600

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