Yashaswini Chandraさんのイラストまとめ

What is more cheering than waking up to parrots squawking from trees? In Indian lore and literature, these birdies are arbiters of wisdom, as in the eponymous Tutinama, & messengers of love, as in the epic of Pabuji. EIC school painting, c. 1820, collection: @ClevelandArt

In spite of their declining fortunes, the later Mughals continued to have equestrian portraits of themselves made, in the manner of their great ancestors. Here Shah Alam II rides a beautiful grey stallion. Collection of @mfaboston

A chromolithograph by William Simpson depicting a venerable Kashmiri weaver and his young apprentices at the loom, mid 19th century. From the collection of @britishlibrary

Another oil painting by Thomas Hickey produced in the aftermath of Tipu's fall in the Rashtrapati Bhavan collection - 'Portrait of Krishnaraja Wadiar III', 1801. From the book The Arts and Interiors of Rashtrapati Bhavan: Lutyens and Beyond.

A nobleman mounts his horse to leave for a hunt accompanied by his hunting dogs and falcon, in an image of Persianate luxury and leisure. Deccani painting, c. 1680. From @philamuseum. #ThehorseinIndia #Indianart

A #Mughal painting of the Holy Family on #Christmas from early 17th century. Note the Indianisation of Mary - the henna-tipped fingers, the bindi & the jewellery of gold, emeralds, pearls & rubies. From Cleveland Museum of Art. #Indianart