Mughal art. (Indian paintings from the period of the Mughal emperors) From: The Nation | Date: February 2, 1998| Author: Danto, Arthur Coleman | COPYRIGHT 1998 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The paintings of Mughal India, particularly under the patronage of its greatest ruler, Shah Jahan (1592-1666), were reportorial in ambition but ornamental in presentation. So in one direction they have an affinity with photographs, while in the other they have the intricacy of jewels. These aspects are related. Because imperial patrons wanted visual records of their deeds as hunters and conquerors, their artists accompanied them on military expeditions or missions of state, or rec...

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