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Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province is today a large sprawling city of almost eight million people that also serves as Pakistan's centre for education and the arts. In its past the city has had two major periods of glory - during the reigns of the Great Mughals and during the rule of Ranjit Singh and his two sons with century separating the two a virtual terra incognito. Under British rule there were new influences on art subjects and ...
Although the Study of painting under the Great Mughals is one of the most popular topics of Indian art historical research, scant attention has been given to the continuation of this tradition - the paintings and illustrated manuscripts produced at the Delhi court and various regional schools from the reign Bahadur Shah I in 1707 to the end of the reign of Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1858. During this period, the government at Delhi became weaker with multiple ...
During the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century the Nawwabs of Rampur, the hereditary rulers of Rohilkhand, a district some 75 kilometers east of New Delhi, amassed a large collection of books and art, including illustrated books and album paintings. Their collection was given to the people of India at the time of partition. The Raza Library at Rampur thus possesses a remarkable collection of Mughal and Persian Paintings and illustrated books. This ...