Painting for the Mughal Emperor The Art of the Book 1560-1660

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 Painting for the Mughal Emperor
The Art of the Book 1560-1660

Mughal painting is a style of miniature painting, used as either book illustrations or as single works to be kept in albums (muraqqa), which originated during the Mughal period in the Indian subcontinent. It originated from Persian miniature which itself was influenced heavily by Chinese and European art, Mughal paintings also feature Indian and Islamic influences in its development.^[2][3][4] As the name suggests, these paintings evolved as well as developed during the rule of Mughal emperors in India, between the 16th to 19th century.