When All Elements are in Harmony Lot n° 15

The clear green grassy background extending to meet the blue sky at the horizon represents its consonance with the delightful dance of the two nayikas. The white mughal empire with a beautiful garden in the front and a water fountain transmits an essence of purity and harmony lingered with the sweet aroma of dazzling rose flowers. _x000D_The two nayikas joyous by the pleasant environment dance together in perfect postures and expressions on the melodious classical rhythm of their choice; garbed in their best colorful attires of long printed dhoti half covered by transparent wraparound flying backwards and waist length top with unrepressed breasts visible from the free spirited stole flowing in opposite direction. _x000D_The colorful flowers, ducks and trees in the background form powerful yet harmonious attributes to highlight the ethos of the painting. All the elements contribute their parts to give it a harmonious and powerful picturesque. Specifications: Watercolor Painting On Paper Artist: Kailash Raj 7.0 inch X 11.0 inch Mughal Painting The Mughal school of painting runs parallel to the Mughal dynasty. It came into prominence in the sixteenth century, during the reign of king Akbar. It reached its zenith under the patronage of Akbar’s grandson – king Jahangir. The reign of the latter’s successor king Shah Jahan saw its decline and finally under the unsympathetic Aurangzeb it breathed its last. Indeed, as a school of art, the duration of Mughal painting was a limited one, extending only over approximately two and a half centuries. Actually, it has often been referred to as not exactly a school, but rather an exceptionally brilliant phase in Indian art. The roots of Mughal painting lay in Samarkand and Herat, where under the patronage of the Timurid kings, Persian art reached its apogee. Babur, a descendant of Timur, and the founder of the Mughal dynasty, speaks of a per