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Miniature Paintings from South Asia
Two contrasting image types dominate the long history of painting on the Indian subcontinent: the large-scale mural, which decorated the walls of temples and royal palaces, and the miniature that illustrated the stories of both sacred and secular manuscripts.
![, 'Portrait of Sharif [ . . . ] from the Salim Album,' ca. 1600, Princeton University Art Museum](https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/WFF2BtckJPtdukEDYAmH1g/large.jpg)
Portrait of Sharif [ . . . ] from the Salim Album, ca. 1600
The Goddess Durga Slaying Demons from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th century
A prince visiting a female ascetic, early 18th century
Deities and Demons Performing the Yajna Sacrifice from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th century
Demons Receiving Deities, 18th century
The Goddess Durga on a Lion from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th century
Arjuna Beheading Karna with an Anjalike Weapon from the Razmnama (Book of War), 1598-1599
Feast at Sultan Jalāu’d-dīn’s House at Karrah from the Baburnama (Book of Babur), ca. 1598
Ferocius Falcon, late 18th century
The Goddess Durga Slaying Demons from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th century
Maheshvari on Nandi the Bull and Brahmani on Hanisa the Ostrich from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th century