In this painting, Badri Narayan has juxtaposed the figure of a seated female nude with a still-life composition. So much so that the woman itself appears to be another fixture in the still-life composition. There is a certain mystic dream-like quality to the painting that is a feature common to a lot of Badri Narayan’s… Read more »
An 18th-century watercolour — The Trumpeters by Nainsukh — will stay in the British Museum after they raised enough funds to prevent it being sold overseas. Nainsukh is one of India’s greatest courtly artists and this outstanding painting showcases his gift for complex composition and precise observation.
We discover the story behind his unusual name, the method behind those highly collaborative miniatures and the rest of one American’s unforgettable tryst with India
A series of five paintings by the artist explores how apathy spreads like a stain on the consciousness of people and nations
Exploring the magnificent, mammoth traditions of Indian ‘miniatures’