A magnificent late dynastic portrait, c.1680, of the Bijapuri
sultans, from the Met's collection; click on the image for a very large
scan
"The House of Bijapur, ca. 1680; Adil Shahi period (1490–1686)
Kamal Muhammad; Chand Muhammad
Attributed to Deccan, Bijapur, India
Ink, opaque colors, gold, and silver on paper; 16 1/4 x 12 13/16in.
(41.3 x 32.5cm)
The nine 'Adil Shahi rulers of Bijapur are assembled in a brilliant
display of dynastic history. Dynastic memories linger, too, in the
depiction of distant seas, for in earlier days the kingdom extended to
the Arabian Sea and included Goa. The picture was painted for the young
man at the right, Sultan Sikandar, the last ruler of Bijapur, who
inherited the throne at the age of four in 1672. Bijapuri pictures are
typically lyrical, poetic, even otherworldly, but this relatively late
work reflects the influence of Mughal naturalism in the sensitive
portraits."
-- from *the
Met's own account of this painting*
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