Painting
Shah Jahan
Hashim
c. 1630
Associated place: India
A journey through the collections
Portraits and stories from India
Explore Indian paintings from the 1600s to the 1800s through portraits, narrative scenes and detailed surfaces.
Start with a figure or a small detail, then read the archive’s account of the work. These selections bring together paintings associated with India across several periods and traditions. The geographic evidence on each page distinguishes cultural attribution from a documented place of origin.
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Painting
Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting
c. 1764
Associated place: Lucknow, India
Painting
A nobleman
Son of Ruknuddin
dated 1687
Place of origin: Bikaner, India
Painting
Portrait of the Aged Akbar
Govardhan
c. 1640–50
Associated place: India
Painting
Krishna approaches Radha, folio from a Rasikpriya
Nuruddin
dated 1690
Place of origin: Bikaner, India
Painting
Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah
Nainsukh
c. 1730–40
Associated place: India
Painting
Portrait of Asalat Khan
ca. 1645
Place of origin: India
Painting
Vabhruvahana Approaches Arjuna, page from the Khan Khanan's Razm-nama
Sur Das Gujarati
c. 1610?–17
Associated place: India