India Tour Packages - A Quick Survey of Mughal Paintings

The Mughal rulers were great lover of different art forms and their nobles in different regions of India also helped a lot in the development of various forms art and architecture. The first Mughal emperor Babar could not contribute a lot to art and architecture as he was much indulged in his war campaigns and he died early. Later his son Humayun also had to flee to Iran. It was there when Humayun was impressed by the Safavi painters. After the demise of Shershah Suri Humayun regained the Indian Power he invited Abdul Samad and Sayyid Ail from Iran. These two prominent painters jointed his entourage and found much glow in Akbar’s times. As you come on India Tour Packages  and have a chance to visit the city of the Taj Mahal, you must visit Humayun’s mosque at Kachhpura village of Agra. It this masque you can view the paintings of Humayun’s era. As Akbar came in to power, he adopted the policy of Sulah kul and shown his cosmopolitan attitude. He got Indian classics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata translated in to Persian so that his atelier of painters can paint these great events.    Akbar also ordered the illustration of Hamza nama. This describes the adventures of Hamza who was an uncle of Prophet Mohammad. These illustrations show a difference as in their dramatic treatment to the events is done and love for landscape is also vivid. The Mughal painters always strove for the referent of the miniature techniques. Akbar and his son Jahangeer used to supervise the painters and their masterpieces and time to time used to award the painters. Jahangeer himself was one of the best painters of the time. Many of the mughal miniatures are done by several painters who specialized in their respective branches. Jahangeer writes in his auto biography that he had such keen eye that if you bring miniatures done by several artists be could easily identify who are the artists behind it- who painted aye, who painted eyelashes etc if you have a chance to come on Golden Triangle Tour Packages you can visit the Taj Mahal museum and he city palace museum of Jaipur where you can find magnificent miniatures of mughal period. Even in Agra Fort and the tomb of Itmad ud Daula you can find nice fresco wall painting are still preserved in Fatehpur Sikri and depict the mughal passion of watching elephant fights, war scenes, tula dan (scaling ceremony) etc. Jahangeer loved birds and animals and the scenic beauty   always inspired him. Ustad Mansoor always tried to appease his master Jahangeer by painting birds and animals.  As Shahjahan came in to power we find his interest more in to inlay work, even though his places are adorned with fine gold painting work. After

Shahjahan we find a decadence in Mughal paintings as Aurangzeb was against it.