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Master Painters of India : Slideshow

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Photographer unknown, overpainted by Shivalal. Portrait of Jaswant Singh II of Jodhpur (1873–1896)

Jodhpur, Rajasthan
ca. 1875
Albumen print, hand colored10 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. (26 x 22.7 cm)
The City Palace Museum, Udaipur
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wonder of the Age

Master Painters of India, 1100–1900

Purkhu (Attributed). Krishna flirting with the gopis, to Radha's sorrow: folio from a Gita Govinda series

Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
ca. 1760
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Painting: 9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in. (24 x 32 cm)
Page: 11 x 14 5/16 in. (28 x 36.3 cm)
Museum Rietberg Zürich, Bequest of Lucy Rudolph
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nainsukh (Attributed). Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota viewing a painting presented by the artist Nainsukh

Guler, Himachal Pradesh
ca. 1745 – 1750
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
8 1/4 x 11 13/16 in. (21 x 30 cm)
Museum Rietberg Zürich, Gift of Balthasar and Nanni Reinhart
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kota Master A (Attributed). Ram Singh I of Kota hunting rhinoceros

Kota, Rajasthan
ca. 1700
Opaque watercolor on paperPage: 12 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (32.1 x 47.6 cm)
Private Collection
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kota Master C (Attributed). Emperor Farrukhsiyar being paraded in a palanquin

Kota, Rajasthan
ca. 1713
Opaque watercolor on paper
Page: 14 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. (36 x 23.3 cm)
Gursharan S. and Elvira Sidhu
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Devidasa of Nurpur. Shiva and Parvati playing chaupar: folio from a Rasamanjari series

Basohli, Jammu
dated 1694–95
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Painting: 6 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (16.5 x 27.6 cm)
Page: 8 x 12 1/4 in. (20.3 x 31.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Dr. J. C. Burnett, 1957
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Payag (Painter), Mir 'Ali (Calligrapher). Shah Jahan riding a stallion: page from the Kevorkian Album

Mughal court at Agra
ca. 1628
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Painting: 11 1/8 x 8 3/16 in. (28.2 x 20.8 cm)
Page: 15 5/16 x 10 1/8 in. (38.9 x 25.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Basawan, Shravana and Tara (Attributed). Asad ibn Kariba launches a night attack on the camp of Malik Iraj: folio from a Hamzanama series

Delhi-Fatephur Sikri
ca. 1570
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on cotton cloth, mounted on paper
27 x 21 1/4 in. (68.6 x 54 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Rogers Fund, 1918
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mansur. Chameleon

Mughal court at Lahore or Allahabad
ca. 1595–1600
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Painting: 4 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (11 x 13.7 cm)
The Royal Collection, Royal Library, Windsor Castle
From “Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100–1900” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art