Book Description
The Mughal school of painting (mid-sixteenth to seventeenth centuries) produced a body of work of great distinction. This catalogue offers the first critical documentation of the 300 odd miniature painters who worked in the Mughal style over the period 1550-1707. Biographical sketches based on information gleaned from original texts (mainly Persian sources) precede each entry, in alphabetical sequence. The catalogue also provides an informed assessment of all Persian inscriptions
on the paintings, several of which are published here for the first time. All inscriptions are given in transliterated form wherever possible.
The catalogue is preceded by an Introduction which provides a historical and artistic context for the work of these painters, and completed by a bibliography, glossary and two indexes.
Synopsis
The Mughal school of painting produced a body of work of great distinction. This catalogue offers a critical survey of the miniature painters who worked in the Mughal style over the period 1550-1707. Biographical sketches based on information gleaned from original texts (mainly Persian sources) precede each entry, in alphabetical sequence. The reference work is preceded by an introduction which provides an historical and artistic context for the work of these painters.
