Deccani Miniature pasted on an album leaf. “Two Brothers in Conversation”
India, Maharashtra, Ahmadnagar Sultanate, 1590-1595 CE
Leaf: 17.9 × 12.8 cm
Miniature: 12 × 8.5 cm
These are almost indubitably depictions of Hindu Mahratta Sardārs of the Nizamshāhi Darbar.
India, Maharashtra, Ahmadnagar Sultanate, 1590-1595 CE
Leaf: 17.9 × 12.8 cm
Miniature: 12 × 8.5 cm
These are almost indubitably depictions of Hindu Mahratta Sardārs of the Nizamshāhi Darbar.
The two men are very vividly portrayed. The one on the right is shown in quarter profile, gesticulating enthusiastically as he grasps his sash firmly. The other, in profile, is listening as he holds something that resembles a musical instrument, though it cannot be identified.
Both are finely dressed, their tall turbans tied elegantly, and clad in the white garments typical of the Deccan that like their sashes seem to be fluttering.
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