ChandBibiHawking
A female figure on horseback riding through a landsape with a hawk on her gloved right hand, accompanied by a dog.
Brooklyn Museum - Desi Ragini Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series
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Brooklyn Museum - Embracing Couple
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Brooklyn Museum - Figures on a Terrace
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Brooklyn Museum - Ganesha
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Brooklyn Museum - Indian Picture Fragment - 2
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Brooklyn Museum - Indian Picture Fragment
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Brooklyn Museum - Vishnu on Garuda (cropped)
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Brooklyn Museum - Vishnu on Garuda
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Brooklyn Museum - A Lady Receiving a Messenger
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Brooklyn Museum - A Woman is Served Fruit on a Terrace
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Brooklyn Museum - An Evening's Music
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Watercolor painting of Brooklyn Museum - An Old Man, India
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Brooklyn Museum - Balamara Diverting the Course of the Yamuna River wi...
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Brooklyn Museum - Bilavala Ragini - 2
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Brooklyn Museum - Couple Seated Under a Tree
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Brooklyn Museum - Desakhya Ragini Page from a Ragamala Series
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Brooklyn Museum - Devagandhara Ragini
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Brooklyn Museum - Devotional Discourse
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Brooklyn Museum - Devotions to Nagadevata
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Brooklyn Museum - Dhanashri Ragini Page from a Ragamala Series
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Brooklyn Museum - Fragment of a Jain Vijnaptipatra
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Brooklyn Museum - Gauri Ragini - 2
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Brooklyn Museum - Illustration from a Madhu-Malati Series
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Brooklyn Museum - Kakubha Ragini Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series
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Brooklyn Museum - Khandita Nayika
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Brooklyn Museum - Nanda Requests a Horoscope for Krishna Page from a B...
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Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Raja Ajmer Chand of Kahlur, India
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Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Rao Vir Singh, India
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Brooklyn Museum - The Devi defeats Mahasura Folio from a Dispersed Dev...
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Brooklyn Museum - Two Women on a Terrace - Indian - overall
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Brooklyn Museum - Varaha Rescuing the Earth page from an illustrated D...
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Unknown Indian - Mediating Ascetic - Google Art Project
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Watercolor painting of Indischer Maler um 1720 001, India
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Indischer Maler um 1740 001
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Indischer Maler um 1750 (I) 001
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Indischer Maler um 1750 (II) 001
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Indischer Maler um 1750 (III) 001
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Indischer Maler um 1755 001 - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Watercolor painting of Indischer Maler um 1760 001, India
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Indischer Maler um 1760 65 001 - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Watercolor painting of Indischer Maler um 1765 001, India
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Indischer Maler um 1770 001 - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Indischer Maler von 1720 001
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Indischer Maler von 1780 001
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Meister des Gîtâ-Govinda-Manuskripts 001
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Meister des Madhu-Malati-Manuskripts 001
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Meister des Porträts des Govardhân Chand 001
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Indian - A Princely Voyeur - Walters W867
This is a typical genre scene of a peeping-Tom prince watching a bevy of beauties bathing in a public place, in this case the bottom of a narrow stream, where a pool has formed with blooming lotuses and three d... More
Indian - Battle with Raktavija - Walters W864
Devi, the goddess, assumes the terrifying black form of Kali, whose extended pink tongue laps up blood, as related in the sacred text known as the "Devimahatmya." The demon-king Shumbha's general, Raktavija, is... More
Indian - Capture of Demons in Lanka - Walters W877
With the help of his army of monkeys, Rama's invasion of Lanka is successful. Rama and his brother Lakshmana are depicted seated under a tree at left, as monkeys bring captured demons to them. The palace of the... More
Indian - Dancing Girls - Walters W710A - Detail
This painting from Walters manuscript leaf W.710 depicts dancing girls.
Indian - Final Adornment, from a "Gitagovinda" Series - Walters W861
After indulging their passionate desires, Radha asks Krishna to adorn her body with jeweled anklets and bracelets and her braid with flowers. By fulfilling these wishes, Krishna attests to Radha's control of th... More
Indian - Flirtation on the Riverbank - Walters W860
At the right, the god Krishna places a water pot on the head of Radha, his beloved. Radha is probably also depicted among the other milkmaids at an earlier moment, crouching, her long dark hair streaming down h... More
Indian - Krishna Dancing with Gopi - Walters W858
Krishna dances at the center between two groups of admiring gopi. Those on his left form an orchestra, while those on his right serve as an appreciative audience.
Indian - Krishna Taunting the Gopi - Walters W863
Always the prankster, Krishna spies the gopi (cowgirls) of Vraja bathing naked in the Yamuna River. He positions himself with all of their clothes high in a tree. They beg him to return their garments, but he i... More
Indian - Lakshmana Fights Indrajit - Walters W902
In the upper right part of the painting, Indrajit, a member of the demon army, is shown shooting an arrow at Rama's brother Lakshmana, who fires back. Rama is seen at far left, carried on the shoulders of his m... More
Indian - Sugriva's Farewell - Walters W868
In this illustration from the "Ramayana," Rama, colored blue, faces the prostrate form of the monkey Sugriva. Rama has established an alliance with Sugriva, who bids him farewell before departing for his kingdo... More
Indian - The Goddess and the Messenger - Walters W880
The demon Shumbha sends a messenger to the great goddess Devi asking her to become his wife. The Sanskrit text of the Devimahatmya (ca. 6th century), written on the back of the leaf, includes the goddess's repl... More
Indian - The Musical Mode Kanara (?) - Walters W882
"His body perfumed with delicious scents of various flowers, clothed in yellow robes, Kanara, extremely versed in musical entertainment, fascinates the dwellers of heaven." This picture belongs to a large Ragam... More
Indian - The Recumbent Vishnu and the Creation of Brahma - Walters W90...
The subject presented here with both simplicity and lyrical elegance is the creation myth of the Hindus, which was particularly popular with Pahari patrons, both as an individual study or as an illustration to ... More
A battle scene from a manuscript of the Ramayana
Object ID: 1992.95 Designation: A battle scene from a manuscript of the Ramayana (Story of Rama) Date: approx. 1790 Medium: Opaque watercolors on paper Place of Origin: Indi former kingdom of Guler Himachal Pr... More
A Prince Visits the Poet Tulsidas
A Prince Visits the Poet Tulsidas ca. 1700-1710 Sisodia dynasty Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: 49.2 W: 44.6 cm Udaipur, Mewar, India Purchase F1986.13
Damayanti leaving for Nishadha, Pahari, 1775-1800, India
Damayanti leaving for Nishadha in a palanquin, after her wedding to Nala, the king of Nishadha Kindom. Pahari, Guler School, 1775-1800, India. The tale of Nala-Damayanti is part of the epic - The Mahabharata. ... More
Watercolor painting of Goda raga, Ragamala, ca 1710, India
Goda raga, the 'son' of Megha raga, Ragamala, ca 1710. (digitally enhanced using Picasa) Opaque watercolour on paper, Kulu, India. Inscribed on the top in Takri characters, giving the Ragas' name etc.
Gopis searching for Krishna, Bhagavata Purana, c1780
Gopis searching for Krishna, Bhagavata Purana, c1780.(digitally enhanced version) Guler-Kangra region, India. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
Krishna Holding Mount Govardhan - Crop
Krishna Holding Mount Govardhan to protect the inhabitans of Vrindavana from natural disasters ca. 1790 Color on paper H: 25.3 W: 17.1 cm Attributed to Mola Ram (1760-1833)
Krishna talking with Yudhishthira and his brothers
Object ID: 2011.25 Designation: Krishna talking with Yudhishthira and his brothers (probably an episode from the Harivamsha) Date: 1750-1800 Medium: Opaque watercolors on paper Place of Origin: India former ki... More
Miniature Painting, Krishna releases the defeated Rukmi, Guler style, ...
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Nala-Damayanti, 1775-1800. Pahari, India
Nala-Damayanti, 1775-1800. Guler School, Pahari, India. Ink and color on paper.
Radha celebrating Holi, c1788 - Public domain painting
Radha celebrating Holi, c1788. (digitally enhanced version) Kangra, India. Public domain photograph of 18th-century female portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Water-colour painting of Tellicherry
Water-colour painting of Tellicherry from the island of Darmadam, or Darmapattam, by an unknown artist, c.1790. The inscription, overwritten on the reverse reads: 'Tellicherry from Durmapatam. Hills round Mahe... More
Wedding of Damayanti and Nala, 1775-1800, Pahari, India
Wedding of Damayanti and Nala, 1775-1800, Pahari, Guler School, India. Ink and color on paper.
Yogin with six chakras, India, Punjab Hills, Kangra, late 18th century
Yogin with six chakras, India, Punjab Hills, Kangra, late 1700s National Museum.
Dhumavati molaram - A drawing of a woman riding in a car with two bird...
Dhumavati, by Molaram, late eighteenth century, Garwahl, Himachal Pradesh. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Akrura's Mystic Vision of Krishna
Akrura's Mystic Vision of Krishna/Vishnu and Balarama/Adishesha Page from a dispersed series of the Bhagavata Purana (10:39) Made in Basohli, Jammu and Kashmir, India c. 1760-65 Artist/maker unknown, India Opa... More
Brahma Vishnu Mahesh - A painting of a group of people sitting on a be...
Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma,(from right) From the Story of the Sages Markandeya and Bhavana, circa 1850-1900 Painting; Watercolor, Opaque watercolor on cloth, 22 x 34 1/2 in. (55.88 x 87.63 cm) Made in: India, A... More
Garuda Vishnu Laxmi - A painting of a woman riding a bird
Narayana (Vishnu) riding on Garuda with Shri Lakshmi Painting; Watercolor, Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper Sheet 10 3/8 x 8 in. (26.35 x 20.32 cm); Image: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (21.27 x 14.92 cm) Nors... More
Mahout on an elephant; gouache on paper
Mahout on an elephant; gouache on paper; Murshidabad, India; 18th century.
Muhammad Adil Shah II with courtiers and attendants
Muhammad Adil Shah II with courtiers and attendants late 18th century Muhammad Adil Shah II (r. 1627-56) Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: 18.0 W: 18.0 cm Deccan, India Gift of Professor Alban G. Widgery... More
The ascetics ask Rama for protection.
The ascetics ask Rama for protection. Folio from the small-Guler Ramayana series from 1775/80. Workshop of a master of the first generation after Nainsukh. India, Pahari region, Himachal Pradesh. Private colle... More
Utka Nayika. A lady awaits her lover in the forest. 1775-1780. Kangra,...
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Vali dying - A painting of a man laying on the ground
"The Death of Valin and Tara's Discourse Page from a dispersed series of the Ramayana Made in Himchal Pradesh, India or Jammu and Kashmir, India c. 1720 Artist/maker unknown, India, Himachal Pradesh or Jammu a... More
Varaha and Hiranyaksha - A painting of a man and a woman dancing
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Ganesha Basohli miniature circa 1730 Dubost p73
Ganesha getting ready to throw his lotus. Basohli miniature. Source: This work is reproduced and described in Martin-Dubost, Paul (1997). Gaņeśa: The Enchanter of the Three Worlds. Mumbai: Project for Indian C... More
Sexuality in Art: Erotic Art: Indiaerotic3
Prince and lady prolong their intercourse. Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Circular Road Calcutta by Thomas Prinsep
"Circular Road, Calcutta," watercolour, by the Anglo-Indian artist Thomas Prinsep, who died in 1830. Dated 1827-1828. From a family long resident in India, Prinsep died in 1830 after a riding accident. This wa... More
Pastoras saliendo del agua
Español: Pastoras saliendo del agua, miniatura pahari del principado rajput de Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), siglo XVIII.
Jaipur Chaitra month - Public domain dedication image
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India Scene at the well
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Jaipur Three incarnations of the Goddess
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Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts, ca1770
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Paravati respectively. ca 1770. Guler, India. "The three greatest Hindu deities are shown here together with their consort... More
Cornwallis's army marching towards Malwakul
Cornwallis's army marching towards Malwakul (in Mysore), a watercolor by John Newman, 1791
Hindu Godess Durga Mahisasuramardini
Goddess Durga, fighting Mahishasura, the buffalo-demon (Hindu Mythology). In the clouds the Devas, celestial beings watching the event, are seen. The story is written in the Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata an... More
Kalki Avatar - A painting of a man on a horse pulling a cart
Kalki Avatar Punjab Hills, Guler, c. 1765 Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lakshamana fights Indrajit
"In the upper right part of the painting, Indrajit, a member of the demon army, is shown shooting an arrow at Rama's brother Lakshmana, who fires back. Rama is seen at far left, carried on the shoulders of his... More
Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion
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The Kishangarh Fort (6124562857)
18th century India (Rajasthan) opaque watercolor on paper Creation Date: ca. 1770 Display Dimensions: 9 1/8 in. x 12 11/16 in. (23.2 cm x 32.2 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession number 199... More
Ganesha Kangra miniature 18th century Dubost p51
This work is reproduced and described in Martin-Dubost, Paul (1997). Gaņeśa: The Enchanter of the Three Worlds. Mumbai: Project for Indian Cultural Studies. ISBN 81-900184-3-4, p. 51, which describes it as fol... More