In the second half of the 16th century , India witnessed the introduction of Mughal paintings. Mughal painting was evolved as an eclictic type in which style and mannerisms of Persian paintings and paintings of Western Indian School, Sultanate School, Central Asian School, Kashmiri, Tibetan, Nepali and European elements were mixed up. Thus was born Mughal miniature during the ruling period of emperor Akbar. Of the Mughal paintings in this section, mention may be made of displayed illustrations of Hamzanama painted on cloth, the Exodus of Moses, two illustrations of a manuscript entitled Iyar-e-Danish in which notable painters in the atelier of Akbar did superb paintings.

These paintings were done with judicious .combination of colour, shadings and compositions. The pomp and grandeur of the Mughal court have been… Click here to read more