Women bathing before an architectural panorama

c. 1765
Location: not on view

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The artist signed his name below the king’s seat that overlooks the garden vista.

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Despite the wars waged and forts besieged in the background, life in the palace is carefree and luxurious. Some women enjoy hookahs and music on balconies, while others swim and drink liquor with abandon from Chinese porcelain cups and bottles. The artist has placed his name under the central pavilion, observing the scene across a formal garden of marigolds. The artist seems to have enjoyed experimenting with the idea of perspective, learned from European sources. He created a rapidly receding space that telescopes the view from the intimate harem quarters to the distant battlefields.
Women bathing before an architectural panorama

Women bathing before an architectural panorama

c. 1765

Fayzullah

(Indian, active c. 1730–1765)
India, Lucknow, Mughal

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