Ancient, medieval & culture

Concepts to cover

1. Pala palm-leaf Prajnaparamita manuscripts (Nalanda, Vikramashila); Western Indian Jain Kalpasutra and Kalakacharya-katha
2. Sultanate painting: Nimatnama (Mandu), Laur Chanda, Chaurapanchasika group; Persian and indigenous blend
3. Humayun brings Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad; Akbar's tasvir khana: Hamzanama, Tutinama, Razmnama, Akbarnama (Daswant, Basawan, Miskin)
4. Jahangir shifts emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to albums (muraqqa) and individual portraits; naturalism; Ustad Mansur's birds and animals, Abul Hasan, Bishandas
5. Shah Jahan: Padshahnama, formal court scenes, gold; Aurangzeb's withdrawal of patronage and dispersal of artists
6. Deccani painting: Ahmadnagar, Bijapur (Ibrahim Adil Shah II, Nujum-ul-Ulum), Golconda; rich colour and Persian links