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Mohammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai - Hiraman Tota

Mohammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai from Lahore now in Pakistan, belonged to a family of traditional artists and architects, originally from Persia. He grew up with the language of the miniature tradition and this made him respond to the aesthetics of the Bengal School. Chughtai’s first lessons in art were from his uncle who was a traditional artist. He then joined the Mayo College of Art at Lahore and finally travelled to Kolkata (then Calcutta) to train under Abanindranath Tagore.

The painting ‘Hiraman Tota’ shows Chughtai’s understanding of the classical narrative tradition where the parrot, among other things, was a messenger between separated lovers. The treatment of the image with a seated woman in the foreground, the bird, architectural elements and the stylized vegetation in the background is strongly reminiscent of a miniature painting. Chughtai’s intense palette and handling of drapes, the lyricism of his lines mark this painting as a very distinctive work.National Gallery Of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi Hiraman Tota Mid 20th CenturyDetails Mohammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai (edit IPTC) (E)
Mohammed Abdur Rahman Chughtai from Lahore now in Pakistan, belonged to a family of traditional artists and architects, originally from Persia. He grew up with the language of the miniature tradition and this made him respond to the aesthet ...
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anonyme - Archery 1620 (detail)

National Museum, Delhi Archery 1620 ADDetails Unknown (detail) (edit IPTC) (E)
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anonyme - Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth

Krishna, as is popularly believed, was born in the prison of Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura. Krishna was the eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva. At the time of the marriage of Devaki, Kamsa’s sister, it was predicted that her eighth child would slay Kamsa and free the earth form his tyrannous rule. The panicky ruler imprisoned Devaki and Vasudeva soon after their marriage.

When Krishna, Devaki’s eighth child, was born, some divine miracle worked. The prison guard fell asleep in deep slumber and the prison gates fell open. Taking it as a Divine direction Vasudeva decided to shift the child across Yamuna, to Gokula to his friend Nanda’s house. Surprisingly, Nanda’s wife Yashoda too had given birth to a girl child. Vasudeva exchanged the children and brought back to prison Yashoda’s daughter.

In the morning the news of Yashoda bearing a son had spread all around in Braja.Nanda’s clansmen and people of Braja, the trumpets blowers and the drummers, and seasoned old nurses gathered at Nanda’s residence. Nanda, like a Mughal noble in Mughalia costume, is shown receiving all and accepting the auspicious grass, dhruv, as their good wishes distributing sweets to all. In the entire vegetation dhruva alone is such specie which never dies, never dries and never rises so high as it has ever to fall. Hence, dhruva symbolizes humble long life presented on the occasion of a child’s birth.

The painting has four compartments. Inside the house, Yashoda, with a scarf tied traditionally on her forehead and the new born Krishna in her lap, is receiving advice of the old nurse and dhruva from young ladies. In a corner a band of musicians is playing on musical instruments. It is a fine, colourful, balanced painting full of action and activity.National Museum, Delhi Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown () (edit IPTC) (E)
Krishna, as is popularly believed, was born in the prison of Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura. Krishna was the eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva. At the time of the marriage of Devaki, Kamsa’s sister, it was predicted that her eighth chi ...
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anonyme - Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (detail 1)

National Museum, Delhi Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown (detail1) (edit IPTC) (E)
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anonyme - Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (detail 2)

National Museum, Delhi Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown (detail2) (edit IPTC) (E)
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anonyme - Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (detail 3)

National Museum, Delhi Celebrations Of Krishna s Birth (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown (detail3) (edit IPTC) (E)
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anonyme - Chand Bibi Playing Polo (detail)

In this miniature, five princesses are shown playing polo against a dark green background. The princesses are mounted on beautifully decorated stallions of white, blue, dark brown and pale yellow colours. The colourful costumes and bejeweled head dresses of the princesses are painted with the utmost delicacy. The picture is a very good example of the early-18th century Golkonda style. In the foreground is a silvery-grey lotus lake with aquatic birds and in the background is the receding plains depicting rocks, huts and trees.
National Museum, Delhi Chand Bibi Playing Polo (1700 AD - 1750 AD)Details Unknown (detail) (edit IPTC) (E)
In this miniature, five princesses are shown playing polo against a dark green background. The princesses are mounted on beautifully decorated stallions of white, blue, dark brown and pale yellow colours. The colourful costumes and bejewele ...
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National Museum, Delhi Fainted Laila And Majnun-Based On The Khamsa Of (1740 AD - 1750 AD)Details Unknown (detail1) (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Lady Writing A Love Letter (1700 AD - 1800 AD)Details Unknown (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (1660 AD - 1670 AD)Details Unknown (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Nanda And Other Cowherds Moving To Vrindavana Based ... (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Radha And Krishna In The Boat Of Love UnknownDetails Unknown () (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Raghuraj Singh Hunting Tigers Datia, (1800 AD - 1855 AD)Details Unknown (detail) (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Ragini Todi (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown () (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi Ragini Todi (1785 AD - 1790 AD)Details Unknown (detail) (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi The Festival Of Gangaur (1750 AD - 1800 AD)Details Unknown (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi | Ground Floor | Painting Gallery, Ground Floor Gajendra Moksha (1750 AD - 1770 AD)Details Unknown (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi | Reserve Collections Storage | Reserve Collections Storage Raga Hindola With Ragini Telangi-Based On Indian Classical ... 1900 ADDetails Unknown () (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi | Reserve Collections Storage | Reserve Collections Storage Raga Hindola With Ragini Telangi-Based On Indian Classical ... 1900 ADDetails Unknown (detail1) (edit IPTC) (E)
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National Museum, Delhi | Reserve Collections Storage | Reserve Collections Storage Raga Hindola With Ragini Telangi-Based On Indian Classical ... 1900 ADDetails Unknown (detail2) (edit IPTC) (E)
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