Lot no 21.

'A Pietra Dura Architectural Study of the Top of the Cenotaph of #ShahJahan in the #TajMahal'.

c1810 AD #CompanyPainting from #Agra #UttarPradesh

#Painting on 3 Sheets joined together & watermarked 'E & P 1805'.

Decorated with semi-precious stones inlaid into marble, this is the top of the Cenotaph of the #Mughal ruler while a #Quranic verse Top covers the tomb of his wife #MumtazMahal

#CompanySchool #History #Heritage #India #Paintings #WorldHeritageWeek #TouristDestination

Lot no 21.

'A Pietra Dura Architectural Study of the Top of the Cenotaph of #ShahJahan in the #TajMahal'.

c1810 AD #CompanyPainting from #Agra #UttarPradesh

#Painting on 3 Sheets joined together & watermarked 'E & P 1805'.

Decorated with semi-precious stones inlaid into marble, this is the top of the Cenotaph of the #Mughal ruler while a#Quranic verse top covers the tomb of his wife #MumtazMahal

#CompanySchool #History #Heritage #India #Paintings #WorldHeritageWeek #TouristDestination

The #Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah at his Court at #Agra or #Delhi #RedFort in this 1707 AD #Painting now at #DavidCollection #Denmark
This mesmerizing painting is by artist Bhavanidas who was an important artist at the Mughal court until 1719.
As the Mughal Empire began to decline, Bhavanidas lost the Royal patronage.
So, he migrated to the #Rajput kingdom of #Kishangarh #Rajasthan where he found work at the court of Raj Singh (ruled 1705-48 AD).
#Art #Heritage of #India
#WorldHeritageWeek

The #Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah at his Court at #Agra or #Delhi #RedFort in this 1707 AD #Painting now at #DavidCollection #Denmark
This mesmerizing painting is by artist Bhavanidas who was an important artist at the Mughal court until 1719.
As the Mughal Empire began to decline, Bhavanidas lost the Royal patronage.
So, he migrated to the #Rajput kingdom of #Kishangarh #Rajasthan where he found work at the court of Raj Singh (ruled 1705-48).
#Art #Heritage of #India
#WorldHeritageWeek

Two Women play #Chaturanga (#Chess) in this c1810 AD #Pahari #Painting from #Mandi (#Punjab Hill State) now in #HimachalPradesh.
Chess was invented and first played in #India as a Royal pastime.
The earliest evidence of Chess in #India comes from a Dice & few Chessmen unearthed at #Lothal in #Gujarat in 1972. These pieces are dated to around 2450 BC (over 4000 years ago).
Lothal, part of the #IndusValleyCivilization was the largest Sea Port of ancient India.
#WorldHeritageWeek #Art #Heritage

#WeddingSeason begins in #India.
So, I am off to #Agra #UttarPradesh for a Wedding & that too during the #WorldHeritageWeek
If time Permits, I hope to Explore the City, Home to the World's most Magnificent Buildings like the #TajMahal, #Akbar's #Sikandra #AgraFort etc
This c1800's #Painting from the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, from a set of Five '#Mughal Architectural Studies from #Agra' was sold by Christie's for £75,000 against an estimated £12,000!
#Wedding at #JaypeePalace
#Art #Heritage

Firoz Minar in Gaur ~
built by Saifuddin Firuz Shah (1488-90 AD), the second ruler of the Abbyssinian Slave dynasty.
It is 25.6m (84ft) high and comprises five storeys, the first three of which are decorated with chain motifs while the upper two are covered with parallel borders. On each floor there is a door which faces west and an internal staircase of 73 steps leads to the top. It was originally associated with an accompanying mosque that no longer survives.

#worldheritageweek

Free entry to #TajMahal today by Archaeological Survey of India (@ASIGoI) to mark the commencement of #WorldHeritageWeek.

However, the access to the marble areas of the mausoleum does attract a separate ticket that’s not exempt.

#agra

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A special attraction of Bengal are the terracotta temples. Since stone was not easily available, temples were made of bricks & decorated with terracotta tiles~ the baked clay, has a shelf life of about 300 years
At the Ratnewshar Temple, Bhattabati
#WorldHeritageWeek