Dimensions: 6 inch x 7.5 inch Mughal Paintings & Art | Mughal Miniature Paintings | ExoticIndiaWater Color Painting on Paper - Artist:Kailash RajThis ovally framed portrait is of the Mughal emperor Shahjahan, the builder of the Tajmahal . He is the only one of the Great Mughals to have lived to the greatest of grandeur and to the worst of grief, achieved the highest of glory and the lowest of gloom. This depiction closely represents his likeness, as has been recorded in his contemporary portraits. The National Museum, New Delhi, has in its collection a 1616-17 portrait of Shahjahan by Nadir-al-Zaman-Abul Hasan, inscribed in Shah Jahan's own hand, "A good likeness of me in my 25th year". The portrait here, save that it is a bearded Shahjahan of later days and has a somewhat different styled turban - a mix of Jehangari and his own styles, has a close resemblance to his authentic likeness. Shahjahan was a visionary, which his eyes, both in his contemporary 1616-17 portrait and in this present one, reveal. The sharpness of lines and over-all delineation, which the time and chemical properties of colors have adversely affected in the earlier portrait, has been somewhat made up in this portrait. He is presented here with a sharply pointed nose, a well trimmed moustache curving downwards, thoughtful eyes, and prominently delineated ears with an upward thrust. These, and the scarf on his shoulders, are characteristic features of most portraits of Shahjahan. Rubies, emeralds, pearls, and sapphires and diamonds to some extent, seem to have been his chosen stones. By assimilating all these features in his portrayal, the artist has reached almost near his real likeness. Both the oval mount and the rectangular frame are embellished with floral designs gorgeously laid in gold, which constitutes a characte
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