Lot 137. Two ladies sharing a tender moment, attributable to Govardhan, Mughal India, circa 1615-20. Opaque pigments and gold on paper, on cream leaf painted with gold floral lattice, backed on cream card. Painting 6 3/8 x 4 ins. (16.3 x 10.1 cm.);...

indian characters; Paintings, tempera, Lucknow School

At the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo the audience had a chance to see the exhibition of minitures by Nasuh Matrakci. The exhibition was organized by Yunus Emre Institute as a part of the event 'Matrakci Nasuh in the Balkans'.

Let’s take a visual tour of two exquisite sixteenth-century Persian paintings, “A Camp Scene” and “Nighttime in a Palace,” from the collection of the Harvard University Art Museums. These two paintings not only are examples of incredible artistic virtuosity but also contain a wealth of social detail that illuminates urban and rural life, and, indeed,

[A shaikh and a prince conversing]., India, ca. 1775., MS M.1007

Gouache with gold on cotton cloth. Maharao Ram Singh, seen twice in his elephant howdah, arrives at the Udaipur palace for his marriage to the sister of Maharana Sarup Singh, who stands with courters waiting to greet him on a terrace in front of the palace. Whip and shield in hand, Ram Singh then rides

Painting, lady holding rose, ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Hyderabad, 18th century

Sitting alone in her quiet gardens, reciting verses of poetry and waiting for the end to come. This is how Princess Zeb-un-Nisa spent the final years of her life. Zeb-un-Nisa means “jewel among women,” and she truly deserved that title.

An immersive and excellent history lesson.

Painting, Akbarnama, Akbar receives trophies of war from Asaf Khan, outline and painting by Nanha, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1590-95