Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Ashmolean − Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Indian Paintings from the Simon Digby Collection

(from 1st Oct 2013 until 5th Jan 2014)

Explore the recent acquisition of a rich and unusual collection of Indian paintings and manuscript pages.

Detail of Noblemen in durbar, Rajasthan, 18th century (Museum no: EA2012.225)

Manuscript illustrations and poetical subjects

Scenes of Krishna, Radha, and her companion, and the poet Jayadeva (EA2012.198) Scenes of Krishna, Radha, and her companion, and the poet Jayadeva (EA2012.198) The estranged nayika (EA2012.200) The estranged nayika (EA2012.200)
The nayaka and nayika united (EA2012.201) The nayaka and nayika united (EA2012.201)   The sakhi, or confidante, addresses the nayika (EA2012.202) The sakhi, or confidante, addresses the nayika (EA2012.202)
A lady by a mango tree (EA2012.232) A lady by a mango tree (EA2012.232)   Layla visits Majnun among the animals (EA2012.219) Layla visits Majnun among the animals (EA2012.219) Shiva and Parvati at night (EA2012.218) Shiva and Parvati at night (EA2012.218)
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