File:Shah Jehan with Angel musicians.jpg

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Shah Jahan with Angels   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Amal Govardhan
Title
Shah Jahan with Angels
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Date Circa mid-17th century
Medium Print on paper in color and gold
Dimensions height: 53.4 cm (21 in); width: 36.9 cm (14.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,53.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,36.9U174728
Current location
Joseph J. Palackal private collection
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English: Shah Jahan (1592-1666), the fifth ruler of the Mughal Empire and the creator of the Taj Mahal, is riding upon his royal horse on the rugged banks of the river Jamuna. Taj Mahal is not built, yet. Following the Christian tradition introduced to the Mughal court by the Jesuit missionaries at the time of Akhbar, the Emperor appears like a saint with a halo around his head. Four angels, two on each side of the divine effulgence, descend from the heavenly clouds. The angel on the right counteracts the sharpness of the Emperor's spear with the sweetness of music flowing from the trumpet. The second angel on the right is putting the third necklace on the shoulder of the Emperor. The second angel on the left is offering a crown, and the angel at the extreme left is holding...
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