A Night Celebration of the Prophet's Birthday from the St. Petersburg album

Object Details

• Artist

  Attributed to Bulaqi, son of Hoshang

• Borders

  Muhammad Sadiq

• Patron

  Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1630s, 1750s

• Name

  Bulaqi, Shah Jahan, Muhammad Sadiq

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658), Art, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings