Collection Of Four Framed Indian And Persian Miniature Paintings

A 20th century pichwai painting, made on cloth, depicting a tale from Lord Krishna's life. Painted on cloth, it shows Shrinathji wearing festive clothes and jewelry with Gopis on bot...

An Antique portrait of a tan and brown terrier mix wearing its collar with ring. Mounted in a deep elaborately carved baroque style gilt frame. Measures: Painting 9 x 9", age crazed...

A tower of a figure with Venetian masks on a floral base with a nest of tiny lights above, all set in a piazza with street lights. The top figure wearing...

A series of Pear studies in Impressionistic manner of various Bartlett’s, Seckel and Golden varieties. All of the paintings have Black backgrounds which help to highlight the rich pa...

Large scale oil on canvas depicting an antique iron tractor set partially against a brown barren ground with a contrasting green vibrant vertical band. So...

A large scale and very dynamic painting on canvas comprised of oil and pencil depicting an interior. The interior with chairs surrounding a table set for coffee to the right, two lamps and a vase atop a Pleyel piano...

An antique Indian miniature painting, executed in pigments and adorned with gold paint on paper, portrays a raja with a maid. Such paintings are significant examples of Indian artistry, characterized by meticulous detail, vibrant colors, and the use of gold accents to enhance the regal and luxurious aspects of the scene. This particular artwork captures a moment of royal life, showcasing the presence of the raja and his relationship with the maid, providing a glimpse into the social and cultural dynamics of the time. Matted and framed. Dates to the late 19th century. Antique Indian Paintings...

This Mughal miniature was painted at one of the princely courts of India. It depicts a raven-haired princess in a gold-trimmed saffron-colored silk sari. Under a glowering evening sky she dawdles on a white marble terrace, with a pet fawn on a leash, before a landscape dotted with buildings nestled amongst trees beyond a river. Her hair, falling loosely about her shoulders, rather than carefully dressed on her head, indicates that she is a maiden. The overall mood is one of expectancy. Perhaps walking a pet and catching an evening breeze is a pretext to escape palace scrutiny for a lovers’ assignation. In Mughal India tender sentiments were a bridge to the erotic – and if this seems contradictory, so too is the balance of realism and caricature, and naturalism with the schematic. Both are hallmarks of miniatures painted in this place and time. The earliest Mughal Indian miniatures date to the 16th century. They were inspired by those painted at the refined Moslem courts of the neighboring Persian empire. They incorporated figures in spite of the Moslem faith’s proscription against depicting the human form. Such was the nature of sophisticated courtly life everywhere that beauty and pleasure trumped systems of morality. This was no less the case at the provincial Indian courts, where our miniature, marked by a charming pictorial naiveté, was most likely painted. Yet the artist was undeniably accomplished. His command of perspective, introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century, is seen in the landscape, which rolls back to a distant horizon, contrary to the flat two-dimensional ones following Indian-painting traditions. And if Mughal artists were influenced by Western art, the compliment was returned by Rembrandt and Sir Joshua Reynolds, among others, who collected Indian miniatures (as did, perhaps, Giovanni Bellini who painted in Mughal style the famous miniature of a Persian man...

A magnificent large traditional Indian gouache painting of a royal horse on silk. This Rajasthani piece is unique in that it is very large. We typically only come across the smaller ...

This group of three miniatures are of outstanding quality. He is clearly an important noble shown in richly embroidered clothes with a dagger and pearl necklace. He is probably Akbar...

Beautiful pair of hand miniature painting 20 century, black mat background and quality wood frame Great decorative object of art for any room. ...

An antique Indian Mughal Empire miniature painting, executed in pigments and embellished with gold paint on paper, portrays a raja in the company of nobles. These Mughal miniatures are celebrated for their meticulous detail, vibrant colors, and the use of gold accents to enhance the opulence of the scene. In this artwork, the raja is surrounded by nobles, creating a visual representation of the royal court and highlighting the regal splendor of the Mughal Empire. Dates to the early 19th century. Matted and framed. Antique Indian Paintings...