Art of India: The Mughal Empire (1526 - 1858)


(See also: India Resource Page. Note: "Mogul" is an alternate spelling for "Mughal.")

Web Resources
The Adventures of Hamza. Sackler and Freer Galleries
British India. Victorian Web
The East India Company and the British Raj. Wikipedia
Gardens of the Mughal Empire. Smithsonian Productions
Indian Paintings. Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Indian Paintings. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Jeweled Arts of India. Cleveland Museum of Art
Monuments of India (Mike Gunther), including:

  • Fatehpur Sikri
  • Jantar Mantar Observatory
  • The Taj Mahal
  • and many other sites and monuments of the period.
    The Mughal Dynasty. Khalid Mubireek
    The Mughal Empire and Mughal Painting. Wikipedia
    Mughal Painting. indianart.ru
    The Mughals. Richard Hooker
    The Taj Mahal. PBS
    The Taj Mahal. Wikipedia

    Image Links (click inside)
    Alam Shah 1570 Harivamsa 1590-95 Animal fable 1600 Akbarnama 1602-4 Chenar Tree 1605-6
    Jahangir 1605-6 Bhairavi Ragini 1610 Shah Jahan 17c Ragini 1660-80 Unidentified 17c

    [last checked: February 21, 2010]


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