art history
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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What a tiny difference in two very similar portraits of a sultan tells us about 16th-century India
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The art of conquest: Images of India on the verge of British rule, as seen by two travellers
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The history of the mysterious Lajja Gauri found around India
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In an unknown artist’s miniatures, we get a glimpse of the heirs apparent of Awadh’s last king
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Western India’s Ragamala paintings blend music and art into a single frame
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From temple walls to Instagram: The long and rich history of botanical art in India
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Is this 40,000-year-old Borneo cave painting the world’s oldest figurative artwork?
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How a British diplomat helped bring Thai art to Europe
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Watch: The world’s rarest colour actually comes from India
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In pictures: Eight and ninth century stories of the Persian hero Rustam
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Illustrated scenes from the Buddha's life
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The ‘cow issue’ and lost heritage: Notes from the finest painter of Victorian India
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In Mughal India, good literary taste was part of a bureaucrat's job description
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How the painting got its name
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Museums have long overlooked the violence of empire
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In paintings: India has been celebrating Diwali and other festivals with firecrackers for centuries
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How did the Ramayana come to adorn the walls of Thailand's most revered Buddhist temple?
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These early-19th century portraits of Afghans show the first European influences on Delhi artists
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Pictures: The lavish art of the Deccan sultanate comes together in a New York exhibition