Share: Indian miniatures are a world of art, rich in detail, and cultural significance. These small-scale masterpieces, often patronized by rulers, courtiers, and affluent merchants, represent a unique artistic tradition that flourished across the Indian subcontinent for centuries. Intricate and meticulously created by highly skilled artists trained from a young age, Indian miniatures have always […]
Share:The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford turned down the complete collection, valued at £7.2 million, due to concerns over the works’ provenance. In a 1991 essay on the development of his personal art collection, British painter and printmaker Sir Howard Hodgkin recalled his first purchase of an Indian work of art, a colorful depiction of people lounging in […]
Share:In his monograph on Manaku, art historian BN Goswamy reconstructs the life and art of the 18th-century Pahari painter When BN Goswamy introduced us to the complete portfolio of Nainsukh in 1997, the miniature painter from the hills of Punjab was a relatively little-known entity in the contemporary art world. Goswamy’s discerning biographical sketch not […]
