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CHAND BIBI Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape, ca. 1700;
Mughal India
Opaque watercolors, gold, and silver on card-weight paper
This painting is an accomplished example of a theme that attained popularity in Deccani painting. Chand Bibi was a legendary queen of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan, who valiantly defended her fortress against the Mughal army in the sixteenth century. Her image became a popular subject in Deccani painting, and she is frequently depicted hawking, as in this work. Here she rides a white horse, whose lower half has been colored red with henna to symbolize its wading through blood (or bravery in battle). Three female attendants accompany her on foot; one holds up a ceremonial sunshade behind the queen while another leads the way ahead of the horse. The figures are skillfully executed and the receding background is filled with charming details of animals, birds, hunters, and scenes of Indian village life.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Beautiful....
Wow,what style......
Amazing
I've read the Amar Chitra Katha version. Thanks for the link Naga. http://www.amarchitrakatha.com/international/products/Chand_Bibi-111-7.html
Arun: I've read the Chand Bibi ACK too, though it was so long ago that I had forgotten her exploits until I read (partially) a biography of Akbar's online. Did not even associate Ahmednagar with her :-(. Nagarick: Thanks for the arrticle - for all the times I have been via Ahmednagar (thanks Karnataka Express), I have never spent any time IN town. Next time, I will try ...
Having been on this fb page for just about 10 days, I must say that it revives my faith in people - in general we Indians shy away from hard historical fact, being content with myth and legend. As a person deeply interested in military history, I compliment you for the many facets of India that you are bringing to people passionately into Indian history.
Thank you Sudhir....for your kind words.
I share Sudhir Arora's sentiments
Do notice that Chand Bibi's all attendants are females including the two distant figures in the fields yonder. I wonder if the falcon too is a female (and the doves males?)!